]]>news-8467Wed, 15 May 2019 14:11:46 +0000Maxon FMX Workshops Now Available Onlinehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-fmx-workshops-now-available-online-1/ You missed on or more of our FMX speakers’ presentations? Then check them out now at YouTube!Our speakers at the FMX 2019 AMD booth once again provided visitors with a colorful collection of presentations: In 7 presentations, Cinema 4D artists showcased their workflow for high-end projects such as the BMW I Vision unmasking film for the IAA 2017, stylish brand spots for Lamy and the documentary Checker Tobi und das Geheimnis unseres Planeten (Checker Tobi and our planet’s secrets).

Also, Joris Oprins from Emmy Award-Winning Job, Joris & Marieke presented his newest short film, A Double Life and gave visitors exclusive insights into the successful trio’s work.

Thanks to everyone who visited us at FMX 2019 and we’re looking forward to seeing you again next year!

]]>news-8286Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:17:00 +0000Upcoming Changes to Cinema 4D OS Supporthttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/upcoming-changes-to-cinema-4d-os-support/To take advantage of the latest operating system features and technologies, future versions of Cinema 4D will not support Windows 7 or Windows 8 anymore.Cinema 4D has always been known for its performance, stability and ability to take full advantage of modern technologies. Concentrating our development efforts on the most recent versions of operating systems allows us to focus on development on the features and functionality most requested by our community and ensures peak performance on the latest hardware advances as well.

Consequently, to take advantage of the latest operating system features and technologies, the next major release and future versions of Cinema 4D will not support Windows 7 or Windows 8. Mac requirements will remain at MacOS 10.13.2 or newer. We’re letting you know about these changes before they go into effect so you can plan for updates to legacy systems.

We recognize the challenges in maintaining a studio infrastructure, but it’s important to note Microsoft discontinued mainstream support for Windows 8.1 in January 2018 and Windows 7 support ended in 2015. For more information on Windows support, visit the Windows lifecycle fact sheet.

]]>news-8215Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:29:00 +0000Cinema 4D Service Pack 2 for R20 Now Availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-pack-2-for-r20-now-available/Update includes overall improvements and dozens of minor fixes.This service update (version 20.057) improves the stability and performance of Cinema 4D and is highly recommended for all Release 20 users. A complete overview of all improvements contained in Release 20 SP2 can be found in the official improvements list. ]]>news-8176Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:33:47 +0000MAXON @ MDC Meetup Londonhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-mdc-meetup-london/Whether you’re a professional or a beginner: get new inspiration from internationally-renowned 3D and VFX artists Andrew Kramer, Nik Hill and many more as they share their know-how in exciting presentations.

The Motion Designers Community Meetup on January 26 in London is the place to be for anyone interested in motion design. Many experienced artists will give insights into their production techniques in workshops and master classes and give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at their work.

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This year, two of six presentations will revolve around Cinema 4D:

Nik Hill will talk about his work on the new BBC2 Idents, for which he used Cinema 4D to combine 3D objects with live footage of fluid color. He will also talk about the re-alignment of his studio Twenty Third C.

Andrew Kramer, founder of Videocopilot.net, will give insights into his work with Cinema 4D. Andrew has been supplying the VFX community with exciting and highly entertaining work for many years.

Visit us at the MAXON booth! Our team will be pleased to answer any questions you may have about Cinema 4D.

Now in their third year, the annual Digital Media World (DMW) Awards recognize “…companies that have used their products and services to push media opportunities forward, and develop new techniques and possibilities in broadcast content creation, delivery and management.”

According to Sean Young, Publisher of Digital Media World, as people now spend more time looking at screens, motion graphics are still gaining importance as a way for brands and producers to engage with viewers.

“MAXON Cinema 4D has a fast workflow for developing stand-out animated logos and 3D graphics of all types, from abstract to functional to photoreal,” says Young. “Artists have a huge number of creative tools and options to achieve specific looks for clients and, through MAXON's third party integrations, to produce elements for real-time playback via Vizrt or Ventuz. MAXON is a part of the rapid development taking place now in media and entertainment, including creative use of digital media, which the DMW Awards aim to promote," he adds.

The 2018 DMW Awards were awarded in six major categories including Broadcast Graphics - Motion Graphics. See the full list of winners at DMW Awards.

]]>news-8106Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:53:53 +0000U-Render Available for Early Accesshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/u-render-available-for-early-access/ The public beta phase has been completed and you can get your version of this real-time renderer at a reduced priceU-Render is a an ultra-fast real-time renderer perfectly suited for use in the fields of design, animation and visualization. Developer Uppercut Visual Technology’s aim is to drastically speed up users’ creative processes and help them reduce their hardware and energy costs with faster rendering.

U-Render supports, among others, physically-based lights and materials and, thanks to numerous post-processing effects such as Bloom and chromatic aberration, provides maximum time saving for compositing and post-production.

Starting on December 17, U-Render is available at a special introductory price of €199 (plus VAT) before it’s made available at its regular planned price of €399.

The Academy recognizes MAXON developer, Per-Anders Edwards, for the initial design and development of the MoGraph toolset that “provides a fast, non-destructive and intuitive workflow for motion designers to create animated 3D graphics, as used for title design and fictional user interfaces in motion pictures.”

"MAXON prides itself on facilitating the best and brightest talent. We congratulate and thank Per for his ground-breaking work on the MoGraph toolset for Cinema 4D, while acknowledging the contributions of the entire company that contributed to this incredible recognition,” said David McGavran, Chief Executive Officer. “Our goal is to continually innovate our software and solve the challenges of artists serving complex visual effects pipelines. MoGraph certainly embodies that philosophy"

The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor the men, women and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to motion pictures. The Nine technical achievements, represented by 27 individual award recipients, were honored at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The Sci-Tech Awards presentation has become a highlight of the Academy Awards season.

]]>news-8073Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:33:23 +0000SuperMeet 2018 Workshops now Available Online https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/supermeet-2018-workshops-now-available-online/ You weren’t able to make it to Frankfurt in November? No problem: all videos of the workshops and presentations are now available at our YouTube channel. This year MAXON replaced its user meetings with a single major event. Even during this year’s event, we received a lot of positive feedback for the location and program from our visitors.

The new event concept was also very well received if you weren’t able to be there yourself, you can find videos of all SuperMeet workshops and presentations at our YouTube channel. Get insights to Jeremy Cox’s work on Terminator Salvation or the title sequence for the Hulu Show ‘Castle Rock’, and find out how Peter Eszenyi used Cinema 4D for the production of movies such as Ghost in the Shell and Blade Runner 2049. In addition, Raphael “Silverwing” Rau explains his workflow for his still life project, Work Life - from modeling objects to UV unwrapping and texturing in Substance Painter and adding the final touches in post-production.

Check out our event film to get an impression of the event’s unique atmosphere in the historic Palmengarten Gesellschaftshaus.

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]]>news-8018Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:37:00 +0000Marbloid: Fun with Marbles in Vaporwave Lookhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/marbloid-fun-with-marbles-in-vaporwave-look/This marble platformer created with Cinema 4D and the Unity engine is available immediately for iPhone and iPad

Looking for a new way to pass time for the daily commute or your next trip? Then check out Marbloid, the newest creation by Hamburg, Germany-based game studio Supyrb: twist and turn your iPhone or iPad to control a marble through six different procedurally generated Vaporwave worlds.

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Find out more about Marbloid in our customer story and how the game was created - and how the team at Subpyrb used Cinema 4D and the Unity engine in its workflow.

The iOS version is available immediately at the App Store and an Android version is planned for Spring, 2019.

]]>news-7977Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:54:42 +0000Cinema 4D at Us By Night 2018https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-at-us-by-night-2018/Renowned artists and experts from Territory Studio, Greyscalegorilla and MAXON will be talking about their projects and sharing their Cinema 4D know-how

From November 22-24, Antwerp will again be the place to be for thousands of artists from around the world. The Us By Night festival offers an inspiring, high-end program with more than 70 speakers and excellent networking possibilities. Next to the exciting speaker line-up, a Night Market full with art and literature, exotic street food, a retro arcade with classic arcade games and many more attractions that will make it a night to remember.

Cinema 4D will be the focus of six of the Us By Night presentations: On Thursday, MAXON evangelist Jonas Pilz will show how to create impressive motion graphics using the Cinema 4D MoGraph tools and he’ll show why this toolset is also ideal for VFX and visualizations. On Friday, Jonas will give insights into the new Cinema 4D Release 20 and will show why MoGraph Fields, OpenVDB modeling and the new node-based material system will revolutionize workflows.

Additional presentations by David Sheldon Hicks (Territory Studio), Peter Eszenyi, Nikita Diakur and Chris Schmidt (Greyscalegorilla) will show how Cinema 4D is used in a production environment – not only for movie blockbusters like Blade Runner 2049, Ghost in the Shell and Guardians of the Galaxy but for unique short films such as "Fest" as well.

]]>news-7670Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:12:00 +0000Cinema 4D Webinar: What's New in R20https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-webinar-whats-new-in-r20/Join our free webinar on the 15th of November 2018 (5:00 p.m. CET) and get an insight into the new features of Release 20. Release 20 is a milestone in the development of Cinema 4D. New features such as Volume-based Modeling, Fields, Multi-Instances and the Node-based Material System will greatly expand the creative possibilities of all Cinema 4D artists.

Our product evangelist Jonas Pilz will host a one-hour webinar on November 15 at 17:00 (5:00 p.m. CET) in which he will demonstrate the highlights of Cinema 4D R20 and answer users' questions afterwards. Space is limited so register early.

]]>news-7937Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:59:49 +0000Chaos Group takes the lead on V-Ray for Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/chaos-group-takes-the-lead-on-v-ray-for-cinema-4d/Users can update to the new V-Ray for Cinema 4D 3.7 for free!

Chaos Group's Iavor Trifonov had exciting news for the Cinema 4D community at the Cinema 4D SuperMeet in Frankfurt: Beginning immediately, Chaos Group will be developing the Cinema 4D integration of the Oscar Award-winning render engine V-Ray in-house.

All current V-Ray for Cinema 4D users can update to the new version 3.7 for free through March 15, 2019. Detailed information on how to update is available at the Chaos Group website.

Iavor also announced the Beta 2 version of the integration of the Corona renderer, which is often used for visualizations. Improvements include the Material Node editor, new shaders and improved Bokeh effects. The new beta version is available immediately for download.

]]>news-7892Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:11:17 +0000MAXON @ Animago 2018https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-animago-2018/AWARD &amp; CONFERENCE is again promising a very exciting program all about 3D animation, visualization, design and many other related topics.

In addition to a high-end speaker program, the presentation of the animago Awards in 12 categories will doubtlessly be the highlight of this renowned festival.

MAXON will be there with a living room stage where we will offer a relaxed environment for chats with well-known Cinema 4D artists. More information on the AWARD & CONFERENCE and the complete schedule can be found on the official Website.

Talks from the official program – powered by MAXON:

Thursday, 14:00 –14:45, Kleiner KonzertsaalDesign and animation for Tropfest – the largest short film festival worldwide… and some other projects

Tobias Alt, Sebastian Schmidt / Büro Ubereck

Friday, 11:00 –11:45, Black BoxInspiration vs. Motivation - What are the reasons that make us show up at work and how to get hired to do what you love

Benjamin Simon, Dirk Schuster / FOREAL

Living Room Stage – MAXON booth:

]]>news-7884Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:32:21 +0000MAXON at NAB Show New York and Adobe MAXhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-nab-show-new-york-and-adobe-max-1/Experience the new features of Cinema 4D Release 20 in Los Angeles and New York this October! Excited about Cinema 4D Release 20 yet? If you would like to find out more about the new creative possibilities offered by the latest release of MAXON’s flagship product, this year’s Adobe MAX, October 15 – 17, and NAB Show New York, October 17 – 18, are the places to be.

During NAB Show New York, MAXON will be hosting presentations by an expert line-up of Cinema 4D guest artists allowing you to have a peek behind the scenes of their latest productions, including Aaron Covrett (Stink Studios), Dave Koss and Matt Milstead (Nexus Motion / Brograph Podcast) and Perry Harovas (The After Image). Visit us at booth #N359 during NAB Show New York!

]]>news-7853Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:24:00 +0000Cineware for Illustrator Version 1.2 availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cineware-for-illustrator-version-12-available/Featuring a number of workflow optimizations, updates and fixes for several bugs and issues under macOS and Windows

This fall we’re happy to announce the next major update for Cineware for Illustrator. Thanks to the support of numerous users from the 2D and 3D communities we were able to integrate a number of great new features into the plug-in.

Highlights in Version 1.2:

Support for the new R20 render engines, including support for Sketch & Toon

Users can define new camera positions from within Illustrator

Materials can be duplicated and named from within Illustrator

Improved installation process, including a Welcome screen and helpful tips to get started

Polished the overall user interface and fixed a long list of bugs.

Cineware is just one year old and we are continually improving it to make users’ lives easier. Your feedback and input really help us make it even better. So let us know what you think! Please tell us everything, the good, the bad and even the ‘I don’t get it?’. You can contact us at cineware_ai_feedback(at)maxon(dot)net.

]]>news-7851Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:18:59 +0000MAXON IBC 2018 Presentations Now Available Onlinehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-ibc-2018-presentations-now-available-on-youtube/Missed some of the IBC presentations? Get them on demand!

The first public presentation of the new Cinema 4D Release 20 was a resounding success for MAXON: the newest version of Cinema 4D received two awards at SIGGRAPH 2018! The online magazine PosPerspective presented R20 with its Impact Award and the jury of experts at Computer Graphics World recognized Cinema 4D Release 20 with its sought-after Silver Edge Award.

The Impact Award recognizes films that use products and technologies that make an impact on the work of VFX and post production professionals, and offer users diverse possibilities for creative development. Randi Altman, founder and editor-in-chief of postPerspective congratulates MAXON to a great release: “Our anonymous judges are all respected industry professionals who are looking for tools to make their projects better and their lives easier. Clearly, our judges felt the latest iteration of Cinema 4D fell into that category, and we are happy to present MAXON with this award for the second consecutive year.”

Computer Graphics World recognized Cinema 4D for its close orientation to the needs of the CG industry: “MAXON has kept a close eye on the industry and its needs, and has been reacting to those needs over the years with important upgrades and added features to its flagship product, Cinema 4D. As a result, the software has been gaining ground as a major digital content creation tool into a wide range of market segments within the industry,” says Karen Moltenbrey, editor-in-chief of Computer Graphics World.

]]>news-7796Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:00:15 +0000Get up and running with Cinema 4D!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/get-up-and-running-with-cinema-4d/ This project-based series introduces the basic concepts of 3D modeling, animation and rendering.E.J. Hassenfratz, form Eyedesyn, created a project-based series exclusively for Cineversity that introduces the basic concepts of working in Cinema 4D.

Now is a great time to jump into Cinema 4D and see how the new features in Release 20 improve the 3D workflow. A total of 4 hours with 20 videos covering how to get started in Cinema 4D are available for free at cineversity.com.

6222062220]]>news-7786Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:33:58 +0000New Cinema 4D Fields Tutorialhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-cinema-4d-fields-tutorial/ The new Fields in Cinema 4D R20 are a dream come true for many artists. And now C4D Cafe has tutorials to help you learn how to use them! One of the absolute highlights of the new Cinema 4D R20 is the new Fields feature. Fields offer revolutionary new possibilities for manipulating procedural animations - and not only for motion graphics artists. Since Fields can be combined with just about any other scene element, they offer creative possibilities that can otherwise be confusing for the very first projects. This is where the C4D Cafe tutorial series comes in: it offers 23 chapters of comprehensive material for getting to know the new Fields feature - from explaining what Fields are to their use and description of individual settings through to practical examples.

An entire example lesson can be watched for free here!]]>news-7784Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:38:25 +0000Cinema 4D R20 Feature Video: Chromahttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-r20-feature-video-chroma/ A short piece by Aixsponza shows what can be done with the Cinema 4D R20 features MoGraph Fields and volume-based modeling.61769

Foam Studio's production Influencers, was a spectacular showcase of what Cinema 4D Release20 has to offer. As we couldn't get enough, we asked Manuel Cassola-Merkle and Matthias Zabiegly from Aixsponza to create a feature video using Fields and VDB modeling. What resulted is indeed a feast for the eyes. And to top it off, Aixsponza also created three tutorials in which they explain what Volumes and Fields are and how they can be used. We hope you enjoy them!

]]>news-7780Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:01:51 +0000MAXON To Sponsor Half Rez Motion Design Conferencehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-to-sponsor-half-rez-7-motion-design-conference-in-chicago/ Premier Event Celebrates Motion Design Community with Evening of Learning, Networking and Sessions We are pleased to return as a sponsor of Half Rez 2018, the premier Midwest annual conference dedicated to the craft of motion design. Half Rez will take place on September 12, 2018 at The Chop Shop in Chicago.

Chris Schmidt, Greyscalegorilla director of 3D product development and Half Rez co-founder, explains that Half Rez, heading into its seventh year, has become an essential motion graphics destination honoring the diverse community of motion graphics artists.

“Half Rez attracts 2D and 3D motion designers at all stages of their career with an evening dedicated to discovering new techniques and ideas and to network with fellow colleagues from around the globe in a fun and relaxed atmosphere,” says Schmidt. “Whether attendees are taking one of our studio tours, listening to a keynote or connecting at the bar, our aim is that they will come away feeling inspired and energized.”

This year’s Half Rez featured speakers are redefining the standards between motion graphics creativity and technology and include:

- Andrew Kramer, founder of Video Copilot, a collaborative resource for training, design tools, and artists, is known for his visionary VFX and title design work on many film and television projects such as Star Trek, Super 8, Fringe, and Almost Human.

- Bhakti Patel, is a 3D animator and motion designer recognized for her Emmy-nominated titles for Vinyl, main-on-end titles for Thor: Ragnarok, the Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show campaign, and UI design/animation for Black Panther.

- John Pobojewski, is a partner at Thirst focusing on intermedia and the blending of brand, interactive, sound, motion, and environments.

- Donnie Bauer, is a creative director at The Mill in Chicago working across projects for broadcast television, large-scale events, and concerts. Some of his recent collaborations include work for PlayStation, Reebok, Pitchfork Music Festivals, and designing for the CMA Music Awards in Nashville.

Since its inception in 2011, Half Rez has seen continued growth and will be held at the Chop Shop, a 6,000 square foot event space and concert venue, to accommodate this year’s record-growing audience. Conference organizers have arranged tours at three of Chicago’s top creative studios – The Mill, Flavor, and Framestore – allowing Half Rez attendees the opportunity to meet the artists behind the work.

Earlier this month, MAXON announced its professional 3D application, Cinema 4D Release 20 (R20), is now available. R20 offers high-end tools and features for VFX and motion graphics artists, including a major expansion of the MoGraph toolset, new volume-based modeling tools, simplified CAD files import and node-based material system.

“MAXON has been a valued Half Rez sponsor since our first event and their support remains vital to our success,” adds Schmidt. “Cinema 4D is the primary tool used not only by our guest speakers but our audience as well. The positive buzz around the latest release of Cinema 4D is already adding to the excitement of the event.”

MAXON will be presenting Cinema 4D R20’s numerous new high-end tools and features for VFX and motion graphics artists: All new MoGraph Fields offer new design possibilities and volume-based modeling with OpenVDB revolutionizes your modeling workflow; the node-based material system takes new paths for material creation and ProRender comes with a massively extended feature set, making it a powerful alternative for production use.

Live Presentations and Streaming from the MAXON Booth

In addition to the latest information about Cinema 4D, internationally renowned artists will offer in-depth insights into the creation of their latest productions. You won’t be able to make it to Amsterdam this year? Then follow all MAXON presentations on our live stream at c4dlive.com. After the IBC you can view all presentations in full length at the MAXON YouTube channel.

Program

You will find the complete program with all talks and speaker information on c4dlive.com.

Prize Drawing

Visitors and live stream viewers will have the chance at winning fantastic prizes, valued at more than EUR 33,000,- from our many sponsors. The main prize is a Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box equipped with an AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 valued at over EUR 2,200!*

Press Briefing

Journalists can schedule press briefings with Maxon representatives in advance. Kindly request your appointment until September 11, 2018 at press_de@maxon.net.

About IBC

The IBC (International Broadcast Conference) is one of the world’s most important trade shows for film, television and broadcast production and sales. It takes place annually at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam. The show is a major meeting point for all important broadcasters, software and hardware manufacturers and technology associations. This year the show will again feature highly interesting exhibitors – more than 1,700 will be taking part – and will include a wide range of outstanding lectures, presentations and workshops.

*Participation without guarantee, the judges’ decision is final. Prizes cannot be paid out in cash. MAXON employees and their relatives are not permitted to participate in the drawing.

]]>news-7731Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:09:27 +0000Maxon at the Ars Electronica 2018https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-the-ars-electronica-2018/Various contributions for the Expanded Animation Symposium were created using Cinema 4D, including works by Zeitguised, Field.io and Melt.

Since its inception in 1979, the Ars Electronica Festival has celebrated creativity and innovation in digital media. Computer animation became a permanent component of the festival in 1987 with John Lasseter’ Pixar short film ‘Luxor Jr.’ In the meantime, a multi-day symposium is dedicated to the animation, which is curated together with the Hagenburg campus at the University of Austria.

“We’re very happy that MAXON, a major player in the 3D industry, is again supporting the Expanded Symposium and the Ars Electronica Festival 2018,” says Jürgen Hagler, director of the Ars Electronica Animation Festival. “Thanks to MAXON’s support, the animation festival will again be able to offer visitors a wide range of experts who are at the forefront of bringing industry and art together.”

MAXON will be offering its support for the second year running and we are again looking forward to welcoming important personalities from the Cinema 4D community. For example, Vera-Maria Glahn from London-based Field Studio and Henrik Mauler from Berlin-based avantgarde collective Zeitguised will present a selection of their works. Kuba Matyka, from the Warsaw-based creative workshop Melt, created his own animation for the Ars Electronica Center’s 8k Deepspace, which will be presented to the public for the first time at the festival. More information about the Expanded Animation Symposium can be found here.

In conjunction with the Ars Electronica 2018 we will also be initiating a technical cooperation with the Ars Electronica Futurelab with which we want to show that the collaboration of art, research and industry is an essential driving force for innovation that we are happy to support.

This service release improves the stability and performance of Cinema 4D and is recommended for all Release 19 users. SP3 includes general optimizations throughout Cinema 4D and in particular improvements in Alembic and Python support.

A complete overview of all improvements contained in SP3 can be found in the official Changelist (PDF).

]]>news-7603Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:53:19 +0000Buy CINEMA 4D R19 Now and Save Triple!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/buy-cinema-4d-r19-now-and-save-triple/Take advantage of great savings with the MAXON Season Special when you buy a Cinema 4D R19 full version or upgrades with the MAXON Service Agreement (MSA).

From August 1 through August 31, 2018, all customers who buy a full version of Cinema 4D R19 or an upgrade will receive the MAXON Service Agreement (MSA) for a complete year at no extra charge. MAXON will reduce the purchase price of the software automatically by the corresponding amount. You save triple:

You can start working immediately with the current Cinema 4D Release 19.

You also get the MAXON Service Agreement at no extra charge and will benefit from all of its advantages.

You will have access to the new Cinema 4D Release 20 at the beginning of September!

An overview of the MAXON Service Agreement (MSA) advantages:

You always have the most current version of Cinema 4D

Your investment is always predictable

You get expanded support from MAXON and for MAXON events

The integrated www.cineversity.com premium membership gives you access to thousands of video tutorials and exclusive plug-ins.

Take advantage of this offer and secure your upgrade to Cinema 4D R19 by August 31, 2018! Order at our online shop or at your trusted MAXON partner.

]]>news-7583Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:14:00 +0000Home Decor Gone Wildhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/home-decor-gone-wild/The new features in Cinema 4D Release 20 were used by f°am Studio to give household articles a life of their own in their creation, ‘Influencers’.

Berlin-based f°am Studio, a laboratory for visual trends and commercial offshoot of the award-winning artist collective Zeitguised, is known for their highly detailed and avantgarde concepts. Far before the software’s release, we asked the team at f°am Studio to put the features of the new Cinema 4D version (R20) through their paces. The result of this cooperation is ‘Influencers’, a short film in which everyday household items suddenly come to life and wreak havoc all around them: cups start dancing on the table, candles bend in a choreographed rhythm and the living room furniture starts floating around the room. The audio avant-gardists Antfood created the soundtrack that accompanies the film to its fulminant showdown of color, shapes and movement.

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During the production of ‘Influencers’, the team at f°am Studio benefitted from Cinema 4D’s design-oriented approach and the application’s easily accessible creative tools: the designers were able to quickly and easily visualize complex ideas and experiment with different shapes and physical properties of various objects.

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The lively objects create a fascinating world in which the viewer can discover something new each time they watch!

This was f°am Studio’s first project using Cinema 4D Release 20 and the software easily won them over: “The newly implemented MoGraph Fields and Volume Mesher make Cinema 4D R20 a powerful and well-rounded bundle to express creativity at the highest level possible.”

More information about the new features in Cinema 4D Release 20 can be found online at our „What’s new in R20“ page.

]]>news-7515Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:40:00 +0000MAXON at SIGGRAPH 2018 in Vancouverhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-siggraph-2018-in-vancouver/MAXON will be presenting its newest innovations in Cinema 4D from August 14-16. High-end speakers will also be at the MAXON booth to talk about their latest projects.

This year, the MAXON booth at SIGGRAPH will again be the place to meet for VFX and motion design professionals. In addition to the newest developments all around Cinema 4D, MAXON promises SIGGRAPH visitors a spectacular line-up of speakers: find out from leading 3D artists how Cinema 4D speeds up the workflow for complex production environments for various Hollywood blockbusters, which animation techniques they use when creating their motion graphics and how Cinema 4D is used to create adverts for top brands such as Nike.

If you can’t make it to this year’s SIGGRAPH personally, all presentations can be viewed in the online stream at C4DLive.

Here is a sample of MAXON’s speaker line-up:

Marti Romances, Creative Director of Territory Studio’s San Francisco facility, known for his artistic vision on numerous feature films including Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and The Martian, will go through the process of how multipass renders combined with simple Cinema 4D techniques can help artists work in a demanding film production environment that requires quick iterations with limited render time.

Robyn Haddow, a freelance motion graphics artist based in Vancouver, is noted for innovative idea exploration for next gen tech, with a focus on FUI design for screen graphics and holograms in film and television. Using the MoGraph toolset in Cinema 4D with X-Particles, she will show techniques from concept to exploration from the recent feature film, Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Brandon Parvini, Technical/Art Supervisor at Los Angeles-based Bemo, will be covering techniques and workflows employed on the upcoming season of Adult Swim's Dream Corp LLC. Topics will include Non Photo Realistic (NPR) style rendering for look development and iPi Motion Capture-based workflows for character animation within Cinema 4D.

Bhakti Patel, 3D animator and motion designer, whose work includes the Emmy-nominated main titles for Vinyl, UI design and animation for Black Panther and main-on-end titles for Thor Ragnarok, will showcase work on an American Horror Story teaser, El Silencio Mezcal commercial and an everyday project, to demonstrate modeling and animation techniques using her favorite toolsets in Cinema 4D.

Tim Clapham, Director at Luxx.tv, will explore innovative and experimental motion graphics techniques used on behalf of the Sydney Opera House “Lighting the Sails” projections Adobe MAKE IT conference titles and projects for Nike. Tim will also provide a peek into the latest toolsets in Cinema 4D.

]]>news-7466Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:21:40 +0000MAXON brings new CEO on boardhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-brings-new-ceo-on-board/A change in management takes place at MAXON Computer GmbH.Friedrichsdorf, July 4, 2018 – A change in management takes place at MAXON Computer GmbH, a 100% owned Nemetschek Group company. The three original founders and serving Managing Directors of the company, Uwe Bärtels, Harald Egel and Harald Schneider, will step back and retire after 32 years serving the company, but stay available in an advisory capacity.

Industry expert David McGavran will be appointed as the new CEO of MAXON. The internationally experienced executive comes with extensive expertise and a large network in the Media & Entertainment industry, having worked the last 20 years in different roles at Adobe. He last served at Adobe Systems as Director of Engineering – Professional Audio and Video. David has extensive experience working with broadcasters, post production houses and film editors around the world. Under its new leadership, MAXON will strengthen its position in current and new markets.

“I am very much looking forward to applying my years of experience in the Media & Entertainment industry at Adobe Systems to MAXON and initiate and implement steps towards further growth,” said David McGavran.

Harald Egel, CEO and Managing Director said “32 years ago, the three of us founded MAXON and we managed to establish it as one of the world's most successful companies in the 3D market with constant growth and success over the years. Now the time has come to hand over the reins to another, newer generation and we are happy to have found a worthy successor in David McGavran who will continue MAXON's success story in the coming years. At the same time, we would like to express our thanks to all those who have given us outstanding support over the years and have placed their trust in us.”

]]>news-6950Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:39:00 +0000Sell 3D Assets in the new Sketchfab Storehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/sell-3d-assets-in-the-new-sketchfab-store/After a successfully completed open beta phase, the Sketchfab store is now officially open. You can now easily turn your assets into cashflow! With the rise in popularity of VR and AR applications, the demand for high-quality 3D assets is increasing rapidly. Sketchfab users can now help meet this demand by opting to sell their own 3D assets online in the new Sketchfab store – at a price they determine themselves. Sketchfab will automatically generate important asset information such as polygon count and the number of textures used, which makes it even easier for artists to sell their stuff.

Of course customers will have the chance to inspect the model they want very closely before they buy. The Sketchfab viewer can be used to show a model’s topology and UV maps.

After a 6-month open beta period, during which the Sketchfab team continuously added new features to the store, it's now available to all 1.5 million Sketchfab users to monetize their 3D models or to browse and find exactly what they're looking for!

]]>news-7456Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:16:22 +0000Wait loss For Cinema 4D by Tim Claphamhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/wait-loss-for-cinema-4d-by-tim-clapham/ Work Smarter &amp; Faster in Cinema 4D! As a motion graphics artist, you need to be on top of your game, both creatively and technically. It doesn’t matter how much faster your systems become, creative demands are getting a lot tougher too. Wait Loss for Cinema 4D is not about teaching you the latest trendy technique or fancy feature, this is about working fast and efficiently; knowing which button to push to get the job done right … and on time.

Tim touches on virtually every aspect of Cinema 4D, from setting up the program to suit your needs on every project, through to managing larger jobs with multiple shots and assets. Working fast is essential and Tim will show you how to optimise your scenes and objects to get the maximum playback speed whilst working.

Your toolkit of skills will be bursting with tricks to achieve your goals faster, while spending less time on the technical and more time on the creative.

The 350 minutes that comprise this tutorial are spread over 27 chapters, with durations ranging from 3 minutes, up to 35 minutes, affording you fantastic flexibility to do a little or a lot, at any given time. Perhaps a 10 minute chapter while you are waiting for the pasta to cook, or a 4 minute chapter while you are waiting for your egg to boil!?

Please visit the Wait Loss product page where you can watch several sample chapters from this training. To receive a discount when purchasing, please use the code MAXON15 at checkout.

]]>news-7295Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:45:00 +0000Webinar: Cineware for Illustratorhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-cineware-for-illustrator-2/A video of the German-language webinar is now available online.In our free Webinar, Cinema 4D specialist and designer Jonas Pilz demonstrates how 2D designers and art directors can expand their workflow into the third dimension: with Cineware for Illustrator, 3D objects can be imported into Adobe Illustrator CC and edited, intuitively and without in-depth 3D skills. You can, for example, see what labels look like on packaging in 3D and make design changes directly within Illustrator! This Webinar is ideal for getting a quick start in 3D. Jonas will show you how to import 3D objects into Illustrator, add and edit textures, modify the scene's lighting mood and create a high-quality rendering.

A video of the German-language webinar is available immediately at our YouTube channel.

]]>news-7387Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:30:00 +0000Carte Blanche for Motion Designershttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/carte-blanche-for-motion-designers/Chris Bjerre and Peter Clark were given complete creative freedom for their production of an impressive short film in Cinema 4D for the Motion Plus Design event.

The initiators of the Motion Plus Design event in Tokyo want to make motion graphics accessible to as many people as possible. To give the show an exciting visual touch, they invited designers Chris Bjerre and Peter Clark to let their creativity run wild and create an impressive short film for the event.

Their creation, which they made in Cinema 4D, is called PERMUTATIONS and made its premier on June 2 at the Motion Design Plus Event in Tokyo. The inspiration for their film came from the theories of communication scientist and media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who sees all media as an extension of human senses. In line with McLuhans theories, Chris and Peter visualized the process many artists go through while searching for their own creative identity.

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In the making of PERMUTATIONS, Chris and Peter explain how they were able to give their 3D character a fascinating appearance with the help of microscopic images of a broken LCD screen, and how MRT scans were used to create point cloud visuals.

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MAXON is one of the event’s main sponsors and we hope you enjoy your visit at Motion Plus Design!

]]>news-7364Wed, 23 May 2018 14:20:31 +0000MAXON FMX Workshops Now Available Onlinehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-fmx-workshops-now-available-online/If you didn’t make it to this year’s FMX you can now see all presentations on YouTube.This year’s FMX was one of the most successful for MAXON thanks to an even larger expert line-up of speakers and exciting topics like the VR projects for ZDF Digital, which made for a full house at the MAXON booth.

Nine top-notch speakers attracted huge crowds at the AMD partner booth. In addition to numerous presentations at the booth, our speakers’ presentations were also part of the official FMX program.

Christian Michelmann and Mario Hill from ZDF Digital showed an immersive 360° video experience that took the viewers on a trip through time through seven historic sites in Germany. Visitors were also able to take a look behind the scenes of exciting short film productions such as ‘Don’t Feed These Animals’ by Nebula Studios or learn more about the production process for the Pause Fest 2018 title sequence.

]]>news-7349Wed, 16 May 2018 13:31:44 +0000Women in Motion Graphics – Taking Stockhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/women-in-motion-graphics-taking-stock/A panel discussion hosted by MAXON at this year’s NAB Show. A video of the event is available online.Women in the workforce is an important topic in today’s society – and the motion graphics scene is no exception. This is why MAXON invited six very successful female artists to conduct a panel discussion at this year’s NAB to have an open discourse about the everyday challenges women face as motion graphics professionals.

The panel was moderated by Tuesday McGowan and included artists Penelope Nederlander, Julia Siemón, Caitlin Cadieux, Robyn Haddow and Sarah Wickliffe, who discussed the problems that women face working in the field of 3D. Even though women work in all areas of the industry, they are confronted with very similar problems – whether as a novice or experienced professional. Therefore, an important point that was discussed was how women can get a better start in the industry and how the needs of those just getting started can be better served.

A product – and continuation – of this panel discussion, the Website ‘Women in Motion Graphics’ was started. In addition to detailed information about the panel members, a video of the event as well as useful links are available.

]]>news-7333Wed, 09 May 2018 13:55:11 +0000CGarchitect 3D Awards – Now Taking Submissions!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cgarchitect-3d-awards-now-taking-submissions/Submit your architectural visualization by June 16, 2018 to win great prizes! CGarchitect Archtectural 3D Awards is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Since its inception, it’s become an important stepping stone for numerous talented 3D artists whose prizes helped them gain much acclaim.

The awards will again be presented in the categories Image, Film & Animation and Interactive. New this year is the category Unreal Studio Experience for architectural visualization in real-time. The photorealistic use of light and materials is key to success in this new category and the visual experience must run at a minimum of 30 fps. You can submit a video of your visualization for consideration.

This year, the awards will take place in August at the D2 Conference in Vienna, Austria. Both winners and runners up can look forward to receiving great prizes: As a sponsor, MAXON is offering two Cinema 4D licenses valued at over EUR 2,200! Prizes also include CPUs and graphics cards from AMD, assets from Xfrog, gift certificates for Turbosquid and many more.

]]>news-7317Wed, 09 May 2018 13:21:54 +0000MAXON NAB Workshops Now Available Onlinehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-nab-workshops-now-available-online-1/Enjoy all presentations from our speakers at this year’s NAB at Cineversity.com! MAXON was again proud to present some of the worldwide best Cinema 4D artists at its booth at this year’s NAB in Las Vegas. In their presentations they shared their own professional tips and tricks they use to create Hollywood blockbusters, adverts, station IDs and much more.

The designer Robyn Haddow showed how she used Cinema 4D’s MoGraph tools in the production of futuristic interfaces for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Greyscalegorilla’s Nick Campbell and Chris Schmidt offered valuable tips and tricks for speeding up workflows and Zachary Corzine demonstrated how flexibly dynamics simulations can be affected by shaders and effectors.

You weren’t able to be there live? Then check out all presentations online at the Cineversity playlist!

]]>news-7297Wed, 09 May 2018 11:37:26 +0000AEAF Awards – Submit Your Work Now!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/aeaf-awards-submit-your-work-now/Make your submission by May 30, 2018, for a chance to win one of the coveted awards. The Australian Effects & Animation Festival – in its 21st year – will once again be honoring outstanding VFX and animation projects. 3D artists can submit their work in 17 categories ranging from augmented reality to VFX, advertising production and event openers.

All submissions will be published at the AEAF Website and be judged by the jury according to their technical and artistic execution. All finalists will appear in a special edition of Digital Media World and their work will be presented at the awards ceremony in Sydney on August 30, 2018.

]]>news-7264Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:03:14 +0000Festival for Creativity, Design and Communicationhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/festival-for-creativity-design-and-communication/The Forward Festival’s motto this year is ‘construct deconstruct’. Many speakers will give insights into their process of idea-generation and present prototypes that have never been published.Top-level speakers will again be speaking about their personal experiences and success stories in the fields of design and communication at this year’s Forward Festival.

For the first time since its inception four years ago in Vienna, this year’s event will include all German-speaking countries and will draw creative professionals to Vienna (Austria) from April 26-28, to Munich (Germany) from May 30-31 and to Zurich (Switzerland) from June 1-2.

The festival will include a conference at which, among others, designer Paula Sher from Pentagram, New York, street culture photographer Boogie and the Norwegian/ US-American architecture firm Snøhetta will offer valuable insights into their work.

In line with this year’s motto – construct, deconstruct – several speakers will give exclusive insights into their personal creative processes and present prototypes of their work that ended up being discarded and never made public.

As new elements were continuously being added to the festival each year, founders Othmar Handl and Lukas Kauer decided to focus on a broad program for 2018: initially, the festival focused on traditional design and has grown to encompass the fields of architecture, motion design, VFX, AR/ VR, and industrial design.

MAXON will support the Forward Festival this year as a sponsor and will offer two very interesting presentations for the Cinema 4D community: In Vienna, on April 27 (5:30 p.m. CEST), Günther Nikodim will show how to create a T-Rex in Cinema 4D to archaeological standards. He will show how he performs his research and will show how he uses Cinema 4D’s modeling, sculpting and painting tools.

Join AIXSPONZA’s Matthias Zabiegly in Zurich on June 1 (10:10 p.m. CEST) as he explains the unique challenges designers have to master when working in motion design and demonstrates what a typical everyday creative process looks like.

]]>news-7243Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:28:49 +0000Motion Design for a Wide Audiencehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/motion-design-for-a-wide-audience/Experience top motion designers at the Motion Plus Design in Tokyo! &nbsp; Motion Design is omnipresent in today’s media landscape but is rarely seen in exhibitions or in museums. To change this, the initiators of Motion Plus Design have put together an event that lets talented motion designers like Michelle Dougherty, Chris Bjerre, Somei and many more present their work.

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What’s special about this event, which will take place in Tokyo on June 2: the entire program was conceived not for an expert audience but is aimed at a much wider audience. Motion Plus Design also offers students and anyone interested in design the possibility to meet the artists behind the work and learn more about their professional paths and what goes into creating their work.

MAXON is one of the event’s main sponsors and hopes all visitors enjoy their visit to Motion Plus Design!

]]>news-7218Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:02:00 +0000Webinar: Cinema 4D in Architectural Visualization on April 25https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-cinema-4d-in-architectural-visualization-on-april-25-2/Join our free webinar on the 25th of April&nbsp; 2018 (3:00 p.m. CEST) and get an insight into the workflows of four different studios while they highlight their projects.There is an incredible diversity in architectural rendering styles & techniques. Join our free webinar on the 25th of April (3:00 p.m. CEST) and get an insight into the distinctively creative workflows of four different studios while they highlight their projects.

Learn how visualization professionals use:

Cinema 4D to quickly construct previz images

Multi-passes to speed up their workflow using either Cinema 4D's Physical Render engine or Corona, giving them an edge in production speed, adaptability to client wishes and output quality

Photoshop to quickly refine their renderings

BodyPaint 3D for texturing

Sculpting for landscaping

MoGraph and third-party plug-ins for asset distribution

and much more...

Each studio will introduce their projects during a 15-minute presentation. At the end of the webinar, you will have the opportunity to ask questions. Curious? Then visit the studios’ websites and browse their incredible galleries:

]]>news-7174Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:24 +0000RealFlow | Cinema 4D 2.5 available immediately!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/realflow-cinema-4d-25-available-immediately/This new update offers users more possibilities, flexibility and control over their simulations. RealFlow | Cinema 4D 2.5 comes with 15 new features and 20 bug fixes. New features include the Visualizer that provides a viewport preview of the deamon forces enabling artists to better estimate and adjust the effect they have on a simulation. Additionally, three new Vertex Maps (Age, Vorticity and Weight) help to achieve even more realism and a falloff was added to the DSpline Daemon. Users who also want to use smoke and fire simulations will benefit from the new compatibility with the TurbulenceFD Emitter.

Buy now with 30% off!As a special offer, Next Limit gives you 30% discount when buying a new nodelocked license using the promo code MAXON30 until March 22!

To learn more about the new features of RealFlow | Cinema 4D 2.5 artists can sign up for an introductory webinar on March 27 at 6 p.m. (CET).

]]>news-7126Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:11:40 +0000MAXON at the Vertex 2018https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-the-vertex-2018/The who’s who of the CG world will gather at the Vertex in London in March. Visit the MAXON booth and get a glimpse of the future from Oscar-winning experts! On March 13, 2018 the publishers of 3D Artist and 3D World will present Great Britain’s newest CG event, Vertex, in London. Whether you’re coming from VFX, gaming or VR, Vertex offers artists from all disciplines the opportunity to further develop their skills and expand their personal network. Top-level speakers, including seasoned industry professionals make Vertex the place to be for CG artists: among the speakers are Scott Ross, co-founder of VFX studio Digital Domain – known for its work on the epic Oscar-winning film Titanic, and Allegorithmic founder Sébastien Deguy.

Visit MAXON in the exhibitor area at booth 8 and ask us anything about Cinema 4D and test the software at one of our demo workstations. At 10:40 a.m., MAXON’s Jonas Pilz will present Cinema 4D’s MoGraph – Motion Graphics Made Easy: how you can create spectacular motion graphics in Cinema 4D using the multi-faceted MoGraph toolset. You will also learn how MoGraph setups can be used for VFX and visualization!

In addition to keynotes by industry experts and workshops about various tools, the Vertex program also offers a recruiting fair in the East Hall for new artists where the biggest and best-known studios will be looking for new talent! And portfolio reviews will also be offered where artists can have their portfolios reviewed by experienced professionals and get their invaluable feedback.

MAXON hopes you enjoy the show!

More information about Vertex 2018http://www.vertexconf.com/

]]>news-7102Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:50:00 +0000New Program for 3rd-Party Plugin Developershttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-program-for-3rd-party-plugin-developers/Registered Developer Program fosters closer collaboration while looking towards the future of Cinema 4D. MAXON is pleased to announce a new, formalized program as part of our ongoing effort to enhance communication with our fantastic community of third-party developers. Cinema 4D’s plugin developers do an outstanding job of optimizing, customizing and extending the power of Cinema 4D and we love working closely together to create solutions for every 3D artist.

As previously announced, MAXON’s development team is hard at work creating and integrating new core technologies for Cinema 4D. Much of this core is already in place, and as we continue the transition it will become necessary to make substantial SDK changes in upcoming releases of Cinema 4D. The new Registered Developer Program is designed to help to ensure that third-party developers have an opportunity to learn about changes and adjust their products to ensure continued compatibility.

Our SDK documentation and forum-based support will continue to be free and open to all developers but registered developers will also enjoy a regular SDK newsletter and webinars, early access to future versions of Cinema 4D and access to issue tracking for SDK-related issues.

We look forward to tighter collaboration as we continue working together to help customers achieve their goals and dreams in four dimensions.

]]>news-7080Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:21:09 +0000Work faster with the Cinema 4D keyboardhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/work-faster-with-the-cinema-4d-keyboard/Logickeyboard‘s specialized keyboard literally puts the most important keyboard shortcuts at 3D artists’ fingertips!The Danish company Logickeyboard has been creating specialized keyboards for cutting and compositing software fore more than 20 years. The newest addition to their product lineup is an illuminated keyboard specially designed for use with Cinema 4D that displays the application’s most important shortcuts at a glance. This makes it easy to instantly access these functions and also helps new users learn them and make their workflow much more efficient.

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In addition to the dimmable illumination and two USB ports, Logickeyboard offers a maximum level of typing comfort and uses scissor switches for quiet hits.

]]>news-7023Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:39:00 +0000Cinema 4D Service Release 19 (SP2) Available Immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-release-19-sp2-available-immediately/This update introduces support for Metal 2 on Macs and greatly improves the application's overall performance. This service release improves the stability and performance of Cinema 4D and is recommended for all Release 19 users.

New in SP2, among other things, is the support for Apple's API Metal 2 on Mac systems, which greatly improves the performance of Radeon ProRender.

In addition to general improvements that affect almost all application areas in Cinema 4D, modeling and MoGraph features in particular will benefit from this service release.

A complete overview of all improvements in SP2 can be found in the changelist (PDF).

]]>news-6987Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:43:40 +0000From the Viewport to the Galleryhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/from-the-viewport-to-the-gallery/Beeple is a star in the Cinema 4D community. His work is now being featured as an individual exhibit named ‘Crap: a Beeple Retrospective’ in New York. With his works, which he titled ‘Everydays’, Mike Winkelmann, a.k.a. Beeple, made a big splash in the Cinema 4D community. The concept behind it: for more than ten years, Beeple has created one complete work of art per day in order to improve his skills and evolve as an artist. This dedication and discipline is now paying off in the form of an exhibition titled ‘Crap: a Beeple Retrospective’, which will run from February 1- 28 at the Made in NY Media Center in New York City. Beeple’s motion graphics and VJ clips for famous acts such as deadmau5, Skrillex and Avicii will also be included!

The show’s curator, Thomas Rotenberg, is a long-time fan of Beeple’s work and wants to present his work to a broader audience with this exhibition: “There’s a big difference between seeing Mike’s work as part of a VJ set and seeing it in a gallery setting, and I hope that the latter forces more casual viewers to see the incredible artistry that he puts forth in every piece.”

Beeple creates most of his works using Cinema 4D: “Cinema 4D really has been the backbone of almost all of the work that I do both with ‘everydays’ and with the motion work that I do.”

These awards are designed to promote technical developments in the broadcast field and in turn make the creation of new business models possible.

Sean Young, publisher of Digital Media World, acknowledges MAXON with this award: 'We are delighted to Award MAXON for Cinema 4D, which helps digital artists broaden the use of visual effects and motion graphics in broadcast around the world. Its motion graphics workflow gives artists the opportunity to add distinction to projects through design, looks and animation.'

MAXON is proud to receive this award and will continue to add powerful features to Cinema 4D that will further enhance motion graphics production.

]]>news-6874Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:58:00 +0000Cineware for Illustrator Version 1.0.3 Availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cineware-for-illustrator-version-103-available/The update for Cineware for Illustrator fixes issues under macOS and Windows Since releasing Cineware for Illustrator in October, our users have supplied us with great feedback. Thanks to the support of users from the 2D and 3D communities, we were able to fix several issues that they brought to our attention and further optimize the plug-in.

Version 1.0.3 fixes a bug with the installation on macOS. We also solved two render-related problems.

You can download the updated Cineware for Illustrator Version 1.0.3 here.

We hope you continue to enjoy using Cineware for Illustrator 1.0.3 and want to thank everyone again for their valuable feedback! If you want to share more ideas or give us additional feedback, please contact us at cineware_ai_feedback(at)maxon(dot)net.

]]>news-6808Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:31:00 +0000X-Particles 4 Available Immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/insydium-is-forging-ahead-x-particles-4-available-immediately/This new release opens impressive possibilities for VFX and motion graphics artists The British simulation specialists have raised the bar once again with the newest version of their particle generator, which is available only for Cinema 4D and includes a wide range of impressive new features. Existing features were also reworked extensively. Version 4 offers improved tools for smoke, fluids and cloth simulations. Of course the new features are also compatible with existing particle modifiers, object deformers, MoGraph effectors as well as Hair and Thinking Particles.

With the new xpEplosiaFX, realistic smoke and fire effects can be created that can also be affected by X-Particles modifiers and generators. Parametric and polygonal objects in the scene can also be used to affect simulations, which makes it possible for users to precisely control their simulations.

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With xpSplineFlow, an organic movement can be made to flow along a spline. This feature is perfect for creating realistic-looking fluids simulations.

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xpClothFX is a dynamics system specially designed for cloth. Users can simulate the behavior of cloth to let it tear, ripple and much more. The new X-Particles offers Cinema 4D users completely new possibilities for motion design and VFX shots.

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A complete overview of all new features and numerous additional videos are available at INSYDIUM’s Website.

]]>news-6803Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:07:22 +0000MAXON Supports Young Talenthttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-supports-young-talent/MAXON awards scholarships to two 3D-Design and Management students at the Fresenius University in Germany in cooperation with the department of education’s German scholarship program.Fresenius University director Dr. Matthias Afting presents the certificates to both MAXON scholarship recipients at the Fresenius University presentation ceremony at the town hall in Idstein, Germany. Julia Schumann and Marc Mayrhörmann are third-semester 3D design and management students. Both switched from more business-oriented fields of study so they can develop their creativity and also gain valuable management skills. Julia and Marc’s scholarships were awarded for a complete year.

Professor Chirs Wickenden, academic dean for 3D Design & Management at Fresenius University, is very pleased with the cooperation with MAXON: “The scholarships are a result of the high level of trust, appreciation and successful cooperation between Fresenius University and MAXON. MAXON’s support represents a special recognition for our students’ excellent performance and helps pave the way for their future and professional perspective. With their exemplary commitment, MAXON is showing students how seriously they take their personal and professional development. I would like to extend my thanks in the name of the university!”

The aim of the German scholarship program, which was introduced in 2011, is to help recognize and support outstanding performance for the specialists of tomorrow. In 2016, 22,528 scholarships were awarded at 296 universities nationwide. The scholarships are financed equally by the department of education and private institutions.

]]>news-6785Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:48:07 +0000Node Fest Winner Triumphs with Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/node-fest-winner-triumphs-with-cinema-4d/Jeremy Mansford's 'Find Magic Inside' has won the Ident Competition at the Node Fest 2017 This year's Node Fest was again host to the who's who of the Australian motion graphics industry. For their Ident Competition, professional designers as well as students were challenged to present their best works as a 15-second clip to see who would come out on top.

This year's winner is Jeremy Mansford. In his stylized ident clip, a Samurai skillfully fends off his opponent while cutting various foods into bite-sized bits. Jeremy used Cinema 4D with X-Particles and After Effects in conjunction with Real glow and Trapcode Particular to create this crafty clip.

We congratulate Jeremy on winning this year's Ident Competition!

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]]>news-6595Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:39:00 +0000Augmented Reality with Sketchfab’s New Apphttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/augmented-reality-with-sketchfabs-new-ios-app/After Sketchfab's integration of Apple's ARkit in their iPhone app the Android version now also supports augmented reality. Now 3D objects can be loaded directly from the Sketchfab library and combined with real-world images to create an Augmented Reality experience! Since iOS 11, Apple offers programmers a development environment for Augmented Reality for iPhones and iPads. With almost two million 3D models, Sketchfab is a major player for 3D content and social media and with this new iPhone App is now the world’s largest library for AR content. No programming skills are required to combine Sketchfab’s 3D models with real-world images to create mobile AR experiences. Many of the Sketchfab models were created with Cinema 4D and many more are added every day thanks to the very simple online conversion process!

Mobile AR lets users experience 3D elements in real-world environments, whether it’s walking around objects, repositioning, rotating or scaling them. Similar to Virtual Reality but without the large technical overhead.If you ever wanted to know what it looks like when a UFO lands in your yard, this is your chance! The online conversion process is simple and the results are great fun. Professional applications such as positioning furnishings or entire buildings in a given environment can also be done.

The Sketchfab App can be downloaded at the Apple App Store.

Update Nov.10, 2017: Sketchfab's AR functionality is now also available for Android users. More information on the supported Android devices at Sketchfab.

]]>news-6755Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:17:27 +0000Cineware for Illustrator Version 1.0.2 Availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cineware-for-adobe-illustrator-version-102-available-immediately/The update for Cineware for Illustrator fixes issues under macOS and Windows Since releasing Cineware for Illustrator in October, our users have supplied us with great feedback. Thanks to the support of users from the 2D and 3D communities, we were able to fix several issues that they brought to our attention and further optimize the plug-in.

Version 1.0.2 improves the stability of Cineware for Illustrator and fixes a bug with the installation of 3D workspaces on non-English-language macOS versions. A problem with exporting .png files was also solved.

You can download the updated Cineware for Illustrator Version 1.0.2 here.

We hope you continue to enjoy using Cineware for Illustrator 1.0.2 and want to thank everyone again for their valuable feedback! If you want to share more ideas or give us additional feedback, please contact us at cineware_ai_feedback@maxon.net.

]]>news-6719Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:00:00 +0000Cinema 4D MoGraph – Motion Graphics Made Easyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-mograph-motion-graphics-made-easy/Join us on the 7th (4 pm CET) or 8th (11 am CET) of December 2017. In this webinar, Jonas Pilz will show you the powerful MoGraph tools and how quickly and easily you can create eye-catching motion graphics using Cinema 4D. Whether it's abstract animations, moving fonts or breaking objects – you’ll learn how easy it is to set up any kind of graphics 3D animation in Cinema 4D. Jonas will show you that MoGraph setups are also perfect for VFX and visualization purposes. In short, you will fall in love with Cinema 4D after this webinar.

Please register here. The content is the same on both days but times are different.

]]>news-6738Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:00:00 +0000Free Webinar: Cineware for Illustratorhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-in-november-cineware-for-adobe-illustrator/Learn all about the new possibilities for integrating 3D objects into 2D designs In this free Webinar on November 21 at 5:30 p.m. (CET), Dimitris Katsafouros will offer art directors and designers an easy to understand and comprehensive overview of the all new Cineware for Illustrator. Those new to 3D will also learn how Cineware for Illustrator can enrich your 2D workflow for packaging design or when creating custom illustrations.

Dimitris will demonstrate a complete workflow in Adobe Illustrator from importing a 3D object to adjusting camera angles and easily placing labels through to the final rendering.

After the Webinar, Dimitris will be available for a personalized Q&A session.

]]>news-6702Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:14:51 +0000mtextur Plug-in for Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/mtextur-plug-in-for-cinema-4d/Accurate renderings that depict materials as they really look are essential for convincing architectural visualizations. The material library from h2c does exactly this and their new mtextur plug-in offers seamless connectivity to Cinema 4D. BIM – Building Information Modeling – is an intelligent model-based process for comprehensive data gathering and collection for all phases of architecture, engineering and construction projects and beyond. Beginning in the conceptual phase, BIM makes it easy to create photorealistic comps using corresponding textures. These textures are also used in the creation of accompanying materials such as PDF or XML files. The mtextur library offers numerous textures arranged according to material type, color, use (floors, walls, ceilings, etc.) and manufacturer – from whom these textures are all certified.

The mtextur plug-in is available for both Mac and PC and offers direct access to the construction material HUB with over 32,000 textures. About 10% of these textures also have supplemental maps such as bump, normal, specular and more. The plug-in itself as well as the access and use of textures is free and no registration is necessary. The construction material HUB is available in English, German, French and Italian.

Visit MAXON at the NAB Show in New York on October 18 and 19, 2017, at booth #N264 and experience the first public presentation of the completely new Cineware for Illustrator! You will also see top 3D artists demonstrate the new features available in Cinema 4D Release 19 and the possibilities Cinema 4D offers for motion graphics and VFX.

MAXON will also be sponsoring Adobe MAX in Las Vegas, NV from October 19-20, 2017. Together with the MAXON team, you will have the opportunity to experience Cineware for Illustrator in action. Using this plug-in, graphic designers can import Cinema 4D files into Adobe Illustrator and position 3D objects, edit their surface properties and set up lighting to get the very best out of each individual element. The free plug-in is available for free download here.

]]>news-6529Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:09:41 +0000Free Webinar: RealFlow | Cinema 4D 2.0https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/free-webinar-realflowcinema-4d-20/Save the Date: September 27, 2017, 6 pm (CEST) In this webinar on September 27, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CEST), Danish 3D artist and MAXON Cinema 4D Lead Instructor Thomas Andreasen demonstrates the benefits of the 2nd release of RealFlow | Cinema 4D. In an enthralling 1-hour presentation he will shed a light on working with position-based dynamics (PBD) and demonstrate how easily viscous and granular materials can now be created without switching from Cinema 4D to an external application.

Furthermore, the excellent integration will be highlighted with the use of Cinema 4D R19’s updated Sound Effector to drive the fluid animations.

The webinar will go through a complete project workflow from first steps to a completed movie. After the presentation, Next Limit's RealFlow product specialist Thomas Schlick will be available to answer your questions during a Q&A session.

]]>news-6496Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:03:49 +0000animago 2017 Conference Schedule and Nominationshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/animago-2017-conference-schedule-and-nominations/In addition to the presentation of the animago AWARDS, an exciting lineup of presentations covering 3D and VFX will also be available This year’s animago AWARD & Conference will take place from September 7 – 8 at the Gasteig in Munich, Germany. The awards ceremony will select the best animations, visualizations and visual effects from 11 categories, submitted by creatives from 58 countries. In the categories Best Character and Best Motion Design, ‘Shine’ and the opening titles for the Pause Festival 2017 were nominated and are two outstanding projects created with Cinema 4D (more information about the charming and visually enthralling project ‘Shine’ and how this thesis work was created at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg can be found online in our Customer Story section).Visitors to this year’s animago Conference will experience a varied speaker program with exciting makings-of and tool presentations for 3D and VFX artists. Particularly interesting for Cinema 4D users are Matthias Zabiegly’s presentation ‘Perfectly Pretty – finding the sweet spot between tech and design’ and Robert Hranitzky’s making-of of the TOCA ME opening titles.A special highlight will be Filmakademie graduates Johannes Flick’s and Alexander Dietrich’s insights into the creation of ‘Shine’ using Cinema 4D. In addition, MAXON’s Jonas Pilz and Glenn Frey will showcase the advantages of Cinema 4D and explain why it’s the ideal tool for any artist who is looking for a straightforward way of creating professional 3D graphics.This year, MAXON will again be presenting the award in the category Best Motion Design. “With its toolset, MAXON has been at the forefront of motion design for several years, which has produced a large number of highly-skilled Cinema 4D motion graphics artists. This is why the Best Motion Design category is so important to us and we are proud to have the honor of presenting this award to the well deserved winner,” says Andres Hildebrandt, vice director marketing at MAXON.Visit MAXON from September 7 – 8 at booth 14 and get your free popcorn while finding out what the new Cinema 4D Release 19 has in store for you! Two presentations will be held that showcase the advantages that Cinema 4D offers:

Event Openers:TEDx Sydney 2017: Unconventional - SubstanceA list of all prize winners can be found at the AEAF Website.]]>news-6489Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:54:47 +0000Webinar in September: Zync Render for Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-in-september-zync-render-for-cinema-4d/Todd Prives, product manager at Google, demonstrates the integration of Google’s Cloud rendering platform Zync Render for Cinema 4D Join Todd Prives’ webinar on September 12 at 6 p.m. to learn all about Zync Render for Cinema 4D. In his webinar, Todd will explain how you can use the power of Google’s Cloud infrastructure to massively speed up rendering so you can have more time for being productive.

]]>news-6444Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:54:22 +0000RealFlow | Cinema 4D 2.0 Available https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/realflow-cinema-4d-20-available/Version 2.0 expands the Cinema 4D plugin's range of functions to include features that were previously only available in the standalone version of RealFlow. Next Limit RealFlow is one of the industry standards for simulating fluids in 3D graphics. Version 2.0 offers improved integration in Cinema 4D and optimized connectivity to MoGraph, Hair and the Take System. The new version also supports the simulation of granular, viscose, solid and elastic materials.

New RealFlow features like the interaction of various fluids in a simulation are now also available in Cienema 4D.

The software's speed has also been improved and calculation on the GPU is up to 8 times faster than on the CPU. Realflow | Cinema 4D users now benefit from an even faster and easier workflow while working with the familiar Cinema 4D interface.

]]>news-6435Fri, 21 Jul 2017 08:08:27 +0000MAXON at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeleshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-siggraph-2017-in-los-angeles/August 1-3 MAXON presents its newest developments, guest artists and outstanding projects created with Cinema 4D –at the booth (#701) and on C4DLive.com. SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, from July 30 – August 3 will again be the place to be for 3D artists from the fields of motion graphics, CGI, VFX and interactive technologies.
MAXON promises to provide SIGGRAPH attendees and even those not attending an incredible show experience. A top notch line up of 3D guest artists will share Cinema 4D tips, techniques and insights into the creative pipeline to demonstrate its ease of use, quick workflow, fast rendering and unmatched integration into leading software applications on a wide variety exciting projects for VFX, motion graphics, live events, games, VR/AR, visualization, and more. All presentations will stream live on C4DLive and be available on Cineversity.com following the show.
Guest artists scheduled to present at time of writing include: Mike Winkelmann – best known as “Beeple”, is a 3D animator and designer revered by the worldwide creative community for sharing art work created in Cinema 4D everyday for the past 10 consecutive years (and he continues to do so in 2017). Winkelmann who has created live visuals used by electronic acts such as Deadmau5, Skrillex, Avicii, Zedd, Taio Cruz, Tiësto, Amon Tobin, Wolfgang Gartner, Flying Lotus, and others, will gear his presentation to relatively new Cinema 4D users to show how to build a graphical illustration of a city from simple shapes and forms.
EJ Hassenfratz – Emmy Award-winning creative director, LinkedIn Learning instructor, and host of the popular motion graphics training blog, Eyedesyn.com, will demonstrate essential character animation workflow topics in Cinema 4D for a recent tutorial series he created for Cineversity.com to include joints, rigging IK Dynamics, weighting, Xpresso rig, and more.
Casey Hupke – a Los Angeles freelance digital content creator who has been working in the live visual, and commercial field, contributing work to major tours for U2, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Deadmau5, and helping brands such as, IBM, ATT, Exxon, and Buick to define a generative art style, will showcase the latest features in the Cinema 4D toolset and techniques to build interesting assets.
David Ariew – a 3D artist known for creating touring visuals for the Dave Matthews Band, as well as commercials, feature films and Cinema 4D and Octane tutorials for Eyedesyn.com, will show digital cinematography skills 3D artists can leverage in Cinema 4D to create digital worlds from scratch including lighting and camera moves for an attractive composition.
Ethan Shaftel – filmmaker and director, will walk attendees through the technical and creative workflow that he and animator Frank Stringini used to experiment and create, EXTRAVAGANZA, a VR film that premiered at Tribeca this year that relied on Cinema 4D and MAXON's CV-VR Cam plugin, and the low barrier to entry in this exciting new medium.
Jeremy Cox – a New York-based Emmy Award-winning designer and director for film and television at Imaginary Forces, will demonstrate his R&D process within Cinema 4D on recent projects, including the 2016 Euro Cup coverage on ESPN and this year’s SXSW Gaming Awards, starting with nothing but a rough idea to arrive at the best solution to the problem.
Aude Guivarc'h – multimedia director and motion designer at the Moment Factory in Montreal, draws on the collective inspiration for immersive projects she has conceptualized, designed and directed for clients including Madonna, Justin Timberlake, JayZ, Imagine Dragons and Ed Sheeran. The presentation will focus on the motion captured hands choreography built for the song “The Handler” on the Muse concert tour to reveal a hybrid workflow process that includes linking mocap animation to a rig in Cinema 4D, music-driven compositing and assembling and tweaking keyframe animations.
Steve Teeple – an Oakland, Calif.-based digital artist best known as “Teeps”, will show his process and time-saving tips for integrating virtual reality tools into Cinema 4D for concept art, design, and animation with a highlight on using the motion system to harness motion capture data to seamlessly blend character animations.
Nick Lyons – motion graphics designer at Territory Studio in London, will be breaking down the Cinema 4D workflow including concept art, motion tests and final animations used to create futuristic technology for the Hollywood blockbuster Ghost In The Shell, to populate a city with 'solograms', futuristic advertisements, and devices appearing in the film.
Brian Behm – motion design director at Rooster Teeth Productions in Austin, TX, will reveal thought processes and creative workarounds the motion design team uses to quickly generate high quality renders using Cinema 4D in their post production pipeline for a myriad of productions and special projects.
Eric Nicolas Smit – has created designs, visualizations and animations for Paramount Pictures, Sony Music, MTV, The European Space Agency, Lexus, Toyota, Nike and recently started developing and directing movies and documentaries. He will provide two presentations that showcase the wide range of tools and features in Cinema 4D with a focus on fracturing and mesh optimization as well as a 3D motion tracking and VFX tutorial.
Mitch Myers – a multi-award wining motion designer, 3D artist and art director specializing in telling stories without words, will demonstrate techniques to create cinematic scenes that utilize lighting with volumetrics within Cinema 4D and the basics of working with Octane Volume and VDB's to create a beautiful planet atmosphere and black hole.
Christian Whiticar – the lead motion designer at Sequence in Vancouver, will showcase how he uses the toolset in Cinema 4D and the Adobe Creative Suite to enhance traditional paintings and projection mapping techniques to get quick turn overs.
Winston Matthews – age 14, the youngest presenter this year on the MAXON SIGGRAPH stage, will demonstrate how Cinema 4D inspired him to create and enhance virtual reality games, including Worst Nightbear, a game developed when he was 13-years-old that has achieved positive acclaim at SXSW, Tech Crunch Disruptive and led to two successful start-up companies.
Jan Sladecko – a motion designer at The Mill in Los Angeles, who has contributed design content to awarded feature movies, music videos and commercials, will show his concept to final delivery timesaving production techniques using Cinema 4D for a quick project turnaround.
Chris Schmidt – 3D artist, educator and developer of Cinema 4D tools and tutorials at Greyscalegorilla,will animate a tree character using the sculpting, UV unwrapping, weight painting, rigging, and other features, in Cinema 4D, to emphasize how the software makes even the most intimidating aspects of 3D content creation simple to tackle.
Nick Campbell – founder and president at Greyscalegorilla (GSG) – the acclaimed motion design community site for tools, content, training and tutorials – will delight attendees with his engaging presentation style to show the latest updates in Cinema 4D with a focus on Voroni Fracturing. GSG will also have a dedicated demo station inside the MAXON booth to present a range of 3D techniques and tips for a fast and efficient workflow.
MAXON’s booth at SIGGRAPH 2017
Booth: #701, South Hall
Location:Los Angeles Convention Center1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015USA
Opening hours:Tuesday, August 1 9:30 am – 6:00 pmWednesday, August 2 9:30 am – 6:00 pmThursday, August 3 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Follow us on Twitter (@maxon3d) or Facebook (maxon3d) to be notified.

]]>news-6428Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:37:20 +0000Sketchfab Now With 3D Audio Supporthttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/sketchfab-now-with-3d-audio-support/Starting immediately, artists can add ambient and positional sound to their VR web scenes. Sketchfab exporter.
Additional information about 3D audio and examples for using the new sound features can be found at Sketchfab’s Website.

]]>news-6413Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:39:50 +0000Cinema 4D Service Pack 3 for Release 18 (SP3) now available https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-pack-3-for-release-18-sp3-now-available/In addition to improved stability of Cinema 4D this incremental update offers a direct menu connection to Google's cloud rendering solution Google Zync. Release 18 SP3 enhances the stability and performance of Cinema 4D, so installation is highly recommended to all users. The service release also optimizes functions in the areas of modeling, data exchange and the user interface of Cinema 4D.

Notably new in Service Release 3 is a direct menu connection to Google's cloud rendering solution Google Zync, which enables 3D Artists to utilize the computing power of Google's massive IT-infrastructure to significantly speed up rendering and work cost-effectively.

UK-based animation studio Scorch Films used Cinema 4D and Google Zync to create and render a stunning VR project for French car makers Renault. Scorch Films was hired to stage their models Megane, Zoe and Clio in an impressive way and Google Zync made it possible to cope with the massive rendering effort of the 4K VR project. Read a story about this project on our website.

To get an overview of all enhancements and bug fixes included in Cinema 4D Service Release 3, check our SP3 Changelist.

]]>news-6382Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:11:34 +0000The Real Truth About Raising and Caring For Truckshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/the-real-truth-about-raising-and-caring-for-trucks/Animation artist Neil Stubbings illustrated the production process behind FREITAG bags in a fantastic short film. FREITAG website.
Neil Stubbings Website: http://neilstubbings.com/truckin-.html 40465]]>news-6331Tue, 06 Jun 2017 09:26:00 +0000Cinema 4D and MoGraph for Concept Illustrationhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-and-mograph-for-concept-illustration/In this free webinar, Leon Tukker will talk about ways to use Cinema 4D in a concept art workflow. On July 14, 3:00 PM (CEST), Leon Tukker will show you how Cinema 4D's Mograph toolset can be used in combination with modifiers to quickly create a 3D scene as a base for a detailed concept illustration. After exporting into Photoshop, multiple painting and composition techniques will be used to finalize the illustration.

The following topics will be covered:

Exploring basic tools and MoGraph techniques to generate a 3D base

Applying tileable textures to create information to work from in Photoshop

Painting over the 3D base using various painting and compositing techniques

About the trainerLeon Tukker is a freelance concept artist based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Working for clients like Paramount Pictures and Paizo, Leon uses a combination of Cinema 4D, octane renderer and Photoshop to create designs and illustrations.

]]>news-6361Wed, 31 May 2017 14:22:19 +0000Submission Date for animago AWARD Extendedhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/submission-date-for-animago-award-extended/The summer is running almost as hot as everyone’s workstations – this is why the animago AWARD extends its submission deadline to June 19! Award winners will be invited to Munich, including hotel and animago ticket as well as a making-of in the 06:17 issue of Digital Production. The team behind the best young production will also receive a cash award of EUR 3,000!
Don’t miss your chance at winning! Projects from the fields of 3D animation, stills, VFX, visualization and motion design can be submitted here until June 19!

Photo: Ulf Büschleb

]]>news-6333Mon, 22 May 2017 15:24:24 +0000MAXON NAB and FMX 2017 Workshops Now Available Onlinehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-nab-and-fmx-2017-workshops-now-available-online/You can catch up on all live presentations from SPOV, Aixsponza and more at YouTube or Cineversity Available immediately at our YouTube channel are the presentations from FMX and at Cineversity you will find the first NAB presentations, with many more to come!

]]>news-6135Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:28:00 +0000Hotfix providing Ryzen support now available for Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D R18https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/hotfix-providing-ryzen-support-now-available-for-cinema-4d-and-bodypaint-3d-r18/This update enables AMD Ryzen support for Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D R18 and is recommended for most users of Release 18. The OpenGL stability was also improved.

Planning to be there in person? Register using our Guest Pass Code LV2835 for a free NAB Exhibits-only Pass.
Here's just a few of our amazing presenters:

4000140003Check out the full lineup here.]]>news-6091Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:02:11 +0000Webinar in March: Cycles 4D for Motion Designhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-in-march-cycles-4d-for-motion-design/In his free webinar, Technical Director Mario Tran Phuc will introduce participants to dedicated workflows for rendering motion design content with Cycles 4D. here to attend this webinar.
About the Trainer:Mario Tran Phuc, Technical Director of INSYDIUM LTD, is based in Frankfurt a.M. Germany. Not only is he an accomplished, digital artist, but he also has considerable technical expertise. A wealth of experience, working in film, advertising and show events as Art Director at Pixomondo, later continuing his career at Chimney Group for seven years before joining INSYDIUM LTD in 2015.]]>news-6085Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:04:22 +0000Ugly Doesn't Happen Overnighthttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/ugly-doesnt-happen-overnight/Ugly, a short film by Nikita Diakur is finally complete and the trailer can be seen at Vimeo. Facebook and add yourself to the guest list!
For everyone who can't make it to the film's premier on April 22, Nikita will give you your own login to view the stream! Use the comments section on his Facebook page to ask for a login to dive into the world of Ugly.
MAXON hopes you enjoy the film and congratulates Nikita on the completion of this epic and quite unusual project!
39149]]>news-6083Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:20:19 +0000Node Fest Presentations Now Available Online!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/node-fest-presentations-now-available-online/If you missed the exciting presentations at last year's Node Fest you can now see them all at Vimeo. Particularly interesting for Cinema 4D users is the presentation by helloluxx.com's Tim Clapham. He explains how artists can increase the automation of their workflow with procedural methods using MoGraph and various Effectors so they can concentrate more on being creative.
39148Other presentations can also be found at the Node Fest website.

]]>news-6079Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:38 +0000Join PRIX Ars Electronica with Your Submission!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/join-prix-ars-electronica-with-your-submission/The renowned electronic arts awards has extended its submission deadline: artists have until March 13 to submit their projects. Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Digital Musics & Sound Art and Hybrid Art.
Due to the high volume of requests, Cinema 4D users now have until March 13, 2017 to submit their work for this year’s awards for the coveted Golden Nica. Last year, Berlin-based studio Zeitguised received an honorary mention with their Cinema 4D project ‘Birds’.
This year, MAXON will again be supporting the Ars Electronica and we are looking forward to all the great submissions and hopefully many from the Cinema 4D community!
Submit your project online by March 13 and secure your chance of winning the prestigious Golden Nica and prize money of up to EUR 10,000!

]]>news-5985Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:23:00 +0000Cinema 4D Update For Service Release 18 (SP2) Available Immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-update-for-service-release-18-sp2-available-immediately/update for Service Release SP2 fixes an "Incorrect file structure" issue that can appear in rare cases with MoGraph setups.
In case you have one of these rare setups and have an affected file, please contact the MAXON support. We will help you recover your data. For all others, this updated is highly recommended to avoid faulty files. The OpenGL stability was also improved in some cases. ]]>news-5966Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:25:32 +0000V-Ray Technology Honored with Oscarhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/v-ray-technology-honored-with-oscar/With this award, the Oscar committee honored the concept, design and implementation of the V-Ray renderer.

More information about V-RayforC4D 3.4:http://www.vrayforc4d.net/v-rayforc4d-3-4-released/
]]>news-5942Wed, 18 Jan 2017 12:54:13 +0000The 36 Best Cinema 4D Tutorials From Greyscalegorillahttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/the-36-best-cinema-4d-tutorials-from-greyscalegorilla/If you didn’t catch all their tutorials last year you can make up for it now!
If you’re interested in the history of motion graphics, Greyscalegorilla has also included a special bonus documentation: ‘Scanimate: The History of Computer Motion Graphics‘. In it, Grayscalegorilla’s Nick Campbell speaks with pioneers of analog computer animation and shows the enormous amount of work that went into creating motion graphics in the 70s!
We hope you enjoy the best of Greyscalegorilla 2016! ]]>news-5852Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:47:11 +0000Cinema 4D Service Release 18 (SP2) Available Immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-release-18-sp2-available-immediately/This service release improves stability and performance and is recommended for all Cinema 4D R18 users. This update includes fixes in the areas of file exchange, MoGraph and modeling and also improves the Texture Manager’s functionality. Together with this service release you can also download the trial version of the NVIDIA IRay plugin directly in Cinema 4D.

About the trainer
Dominik Dammelhart, a.k.a. CurseStudio, has worked as a 3D generalist in the field of CG for more than 6 years. Since 2010 he has produced numerous free tutorials for the Cinema 4D community and has worked on several projects for companies such as Lenovo and Siemens. His work and his tutorials are featured on many renowned websites such as 3dtotal, Evermotion and Motionserved.]]>news-5826Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:18:46 +0000CGSociety Workshop: Biomedical Imaging in 3Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cgsociety-workshop-biomedical-imaging-in-3d/Biochemist and Cinema 4D evangelist Georgio Luciano teaches an 8-week online course about how to correctly design biomedical visualizations.nd week, Georgio will cover the interaction of light and materials as well as rendering, and will discuss the most common mistakes that are made when designing biomedical visualizations.
In the 3rd week, course participants will learn how to add effects such as subsurface scattering to create realistic-looking surfaces for organic objects. Georgio will also explain how to use shaders and how to create a material library.
After the 3-week introduction phase, Georgio will demonstrate how to model blood cells, viruses and bacteria as well as more complex items such as strands of DNA.
At the end of this 8-week course, participants will, for example, have the skills needed to create title graphics for scientific periodicals and will also have a variety of images for their own portfolios.
You can register for Georgio’s workshop here.]]>news-5824Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:41:24 +0000Hedrons, Stags and Noble Metalshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/hedrons-stags-and-noble-metals/Art director Nik Hill left production powerhouse Territory Studio to focus on jewelry design with Cinema 4DRead the complete interview.
37873]]>news-5788Thu, 24 Nov 2016 09:21:04 +0000Webinar: New in Cinema 4D R18 Dec. 7, 2016 - 11:00 AM (CET)https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/webinar-new-in-cinema-4d-r18-dec-7-2016-1100-am-cet/Get a jump start to the powerful feature set of Cinema 4D R18 in this one hour webinar with Cinema&nbsp;4D evangelist Glenn Frey. Cinema 4D evangelist Glenn Frey will demonstrate all major features and show how these can add even more productivity to your workflow.

Register here to attend this webinar. ]]>news-5714Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:37:34 +0000animago AWARD Winnershttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/animago-award-winners/Three prize winners and five nominations used Cinema 4D for their works in 2016. th anniversary in its new location in Munich and was made even more exciting by the addition of the new ‘Best Motion Design’ category. This year’s awards was also a great success for MAXON: a record number of prize winners and nominees used Cinema 4D in their work.
Cinema 4D was used in the production pipelines for award-winning works in the categories ‘Best Still’, ‘Best Visualization’ and ‘Jury’s Prize’. The jury also nominated works from Cinema 4D artists in the categories ‘Best Advertising Production’, ‘Best Visualization’ and ‘Jury’s Prize’.
We are very proud of the fact that Cinema 4D was a part of so many award-winning productions and we congratulate both the winners and the nominees in this year’s animago AWARDs!

]]>news-5561Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:06:13 +0000FurryBall RT 1.4 for Cinema 4D availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/furryball-rt-14-for-cinema-4d-available/The new version of the GPU renderer has a re-worked Toon Shader for creating cartoon-style animations.http://furryball.aaa-studio.eu/news/furryballRt14Released.html34155
]]>news-5549Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:40:55 +0000Cinema 4D R18 Tutorials From C4DCafehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-r18-tutorials-from-c4dcafe/C4DCafe has created a new series of tutorials for entry-level modeling with Cinema 4D R18. The English-language tutorials run a total of 4 ½ hours. Detailed information can be found at the C4DCafe website.

]]>news-5545Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:29:44 +0000Insider Tips for Cinema 4D Expertshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/insider-tips-for-cinema-4d-experts/3D Fluff’s new tutorial speeds up everyone’s workflow – even for experienced users. Trade Secrets’, 3D Fluff introduces numerous useful functions that make working with Cinema 4D faster and more comfortable. This tutorial spans a total of five hours and trainer Matthew O’Neill focuses on rarely used tools and functions that even seasoned Cinema 4D users may not know about. 3D artists will also learn creative new ways for using common tools. For example, the character animation tools can also be used outside of character animation in your daily workflow.
The insider tips cover a wide range of areas in Cinema 4D, from the interface and navigation within a scene to modeling and creating material previews. Cinema 4D users will also learn how to use simplified RM curves to better control complex animations that have many keyframes.
This tutorial also includes tips for selecting the ideal hardware for Cinema 4D so render times can be optimized to get the most out of the workflow improvements described in this tutorial.]]>news-5362Thu, 01 Sep 2016 07:12:00 +0000Cinema 4D Service Release 18 (SP1) now available immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-release-18-sp1-now-available-immediately/Service Release 18.020 is being made available just in time for the official release of Cinema 4D Release 18.Service Release 18.020 is being made available just in time for the official release of Cinema 4D Release 18. This service release includes general stability and performance improvements and minor bug fixes. This update is recommended for all Cinema 4D R18 customers.
The main focus of this service release lies on modeling, MoGraph, character animation and XPresso. More than 250 improvements were made that make Cinema 4D an even more dependable tool for your production environment.
All improvements included in this service release: Download Changelist PDF]]>news-5164Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:28:00 +0000Cinema 4D Service Release 17 (SP3) now availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-release-17-sp3-now-available/This service release for Cinema 4D and Bodypaint 3D R17 is highly recommended for all R17 users and offers general stability improvements, functional bug fixes as well as performance improvements. The main focus of the release are exchange formats: Improvements for Alembic, OBJ, FBX and more. The Houdini exchange has also been updated in order to work with Houdini Engine Build 15.0.313. Character animators will benefit from significantly optimized rigs and an improved Protection tag, which now also accepts negative rotation values. In all, there are around 160 improvements in this service release that affect several areas in Cinema 4D such as the Material System, Take Manager, modeling, Team Render, the Python SDK, Color Chooser and more.

This remarkable list of fixes and improvements underscores our constant effort to make Cinema 4D the most reliable tool in the CG Industry.

]]>news-5107Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:18:00 +0000Save Time with Optimized Sceneshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/save-time-with-optimized-scenes/The new helloluxx tutorial shows artists how to dramatically shorten render times and keep cool when meeting deadlines.Optimizing Cinema 4D Scenes’. In it, Tim Clapham shows various tricks that 3D artists can use to dramatically increase viewport speed and render times for complex scenes.
Tim describes how multiple render settings can be defined to render scenes at different levels of quality. A scene can, for example, be rendered at less than production quality to get quick results, check the scene for mistakes and make any necessary changes. Once the entire composition is coherent, the render settings can be adjusted until render time and image quality are balanced. Tim shows which options the render settings have to offer, how you can affect the final rendering and how to quickly achieve noise-free images.
For artists looking to accelerate rendering even more and having a network with multiple workstations at their disposal, Cinema 4D Team Render can use their combined power to render stills and animations. Tim explains how to add new render clients to the network to shorten render times.
A fluid depiction in the viewport is necessary to work more comfortably with complex scenes and to better assess animations. 3D artists will learn how to reduce the number of polygons when working with many objects in order to optimize viewport performance. Particularly interesting for this are render instances, which can be used in conjunction with MoGraph to dramatically reduce the number of polygons that are generated.
MAXON hopes you enjoy this tutorial and have fun with the optimized viewport and accelerated renders!]]>news-5109Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:43:00 +0000Next Limit Realflow | Cinema 4D: Fluid Simulation Now Directly in Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/next-limit-realflow-cinema-4d-fluid-simulation-now-directly-in-cinema-4d/Cinema 4D users can now take advantage of Next Limit’s high-end fluids simulation without leaving their normal production environment.Realflow | Cinema 4D features and how it can be used.
Not all functions of the Realflow full version are integrated; a feature comparison is available on the Next Limit website.
For additional information, visit the RealFlow | Cinema 4D product page. ]]>news-5108Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:52:00 +00003D Print and Render Engine Webinars Now Available at YouTubehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/3d-print-and-render-engine-webinars-now-available-at-youtube/Our 3D print and render engine webinars were a huge success. Everyone who was not able to take part live can now see them in full length on the MAXON YouTube channel.webinar about 3D printing, Paulo Kiefe first explains what a 3D printer is, what it can be used for and how the 3D print workflow works. He sheds a light on the wide range of printing possibilities as well as the technological limitations for printing more delicate and complex objects. 3D artists learn what’s important when modeling printable objects in Cinema 4D and are shown what they should pay attention to in the Project settings and for their geometry. Paulo also gives valuable tips for printing multi-color, large and very robust objects.
For Cinema 4D users with their own 3D printer, Paulo uses a practical example to show how to model a lampshade in Cinema 4D and print it on a commercial 3D printer using Sli3er software.
The final 3D files for the lampshade created in the webinar can be downloaded here.
For those looking for the right render engine for their specific needs, Dominik Dammelhart’s webinar ‘Guide for the Render Engine Jungle’ is an excellent choice. A freelance 3D generalist, Dominik compares several render engines available for Cinema 4D such as Arnold, Maxwell, VrayForCinema 4D, Octane and Corona. Artists will learn which advantages each renderer offers and the limitations that result for specific hardware constellations or product scenarios.
Whether for large production studios with huge render farms or individual freelancers with limited budgets, the wide range of external renderers for Cinema 4D offers something for everyone. Dominik’s introduction helps Cinema 4D users decide if GPU rendering is the best option or if CPU rendering should be used.
A test scene is used to demonstrate material setups and render settings for various render engines. Dominik compares the results and makes personal recommendations for freelancers and production studios.
MAXON hopes you enjoy these interesting and informative webinars!]]>news-5071Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:41:00 +0000From Motion Design to Virtual Reality: MAXON at the FMX 2016https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/from-motion-design-to-virtual-reality-maxon-at-the-fmx-2016/Unique productions from studios such as Territory and ManvsMachine and the newest technologies in and for Cinema 4D will be at the focus of MAXON workshops at the FMX 2016 from April 26 – 29.FMX 2016 in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 26 – 29 with the motto blending realities. All seven MAXON workshops will also include the topics virtual reality, 360° projection and developing new image worlds. High-profile studios such as London-based Territory and ManvsMachine and Berlin-based SEHSUCHT will offer insights into current projects.
Internationally-renowned Cinema 4D experts such as Jesse Vartanian, Robert Hranitzky and Helge Maus will demonstrate the newest Cinema 4D R17 features and the outstanding integration of tools such as Houdini, ARNOLD and After Effects.
MAXON experts from the departments of development, product management, marketing/PR, quality assurance and sales will be available throughout the FMX to answer questions about the newest developments at MAXON, for Cinema 4D and integration possibilities for partner products. Simply fill out this form to arrange a personal meeting.
MAXON staff will also be at the CADnetwork booth to answer all questions regarding Cinema 4D. A particular focus will be on render options and topics such as Team Render, the new Take System and the connectivity with external render engines such as ARNOLD, Octane and VRay.
pixeltrain will also be offering exciting Cinema 4D product presentations and information about integrating other 3D and VFX tools at their booth.
More information about MAXON at FMX 2016 can be found here.]]>news-5068Wed, 06 Apr 2016 14:55:00 +0000New Cineversity Tutorial Series for After Effects Users new to 3Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-cineversity-tutorial-series-for-after-effects-users-new-to-3d/This new, free Cineverstiy tutorial teaches After Effects artists the basics of Cinema 4D Lite so they too can add 3D elements to their compositionsTurboSquid, for example.
Are you particularly interested in exploring the possibilities of using Cinema 4D for motion design? Then you need to have a look at the pre-defined workflow in this tutorial: Motion graphics can be easily created in just a few steps in Cinema 4D using text splines.
This tutorial is ideal for After Effects users who are new to 3D and no prior 3D experience is required! All After Effects users already have all the tools they need: Cinema 4D Lite is automatically installed with each version of After Effects CC.
The Cinema 4D Lite documentation is available for free to all users after they register at Cineversity.]]>news-5060Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:33:00 +0000animago AWARD Turns 20: Great Anniversary Prizes https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/animago-award-turns-20-great-anniversary-prizes/CGI artists from all branches can now submit their work for the 20th anniversary animago AWARD.th anniversary, visitors will also vote for a special anniversary prize.
Visit www.animago.com for further competition information and how to submit your work.]]>news-5034Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:39:00 +0000Not Art? Think Again! Submit Your Work at the Prix Ars Electronica 2016https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/not-art-think-again-submit-your-work-at-the-prix-ars-electronica-2016/Cinema 4D users can submit their work to the world’s most important media art event through March 13, 2016.Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Interactive Art + and Digital Communities can still be submitted through March 13, 2016. Submissions for the category Animation/VFX/Film cannot be older than two years. Submissions are free and can only be made online.
In addition to the ‘Golden Nicas’, winners will be awarded cash prizes up to €10,000, depending on the category, and their work will be presented throughout the Ars Electronica Festival, which runs from September 8 – 12, 2016, in Linz, Austria.
Outside of the field of CG itself, Computer-generated imagery, interactive electronic installations, digital projects and communities are mostly evaluated based on economic aspects – but the fact that these projects can be the genesis of culturally valuable assets is what the internationally renowned Ars Electronica has demonstrated for almost three decades.
This year, MAXON is proud to support the Ars Electronica and we are looking forward to a wide range of unique and impressive works, including those created with Cinema 4D. Don’t miss this golden opportunity and submit your project now.
More information about Prix Ars Electronica 2016 and the festival itself is available here:
Website:http://www.aec.at/news/en/Competition:http://www.aec.at/prix/en/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/arselectronica/Twitter:https://twitter.com/ArsElectronicaBlog:http://www.aec.at/aeblog/en/]]>news-5033Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:23:00 +0000Cineversity Releases New CV-VR Cam Plug-in and Tutorials to Streamline Cinema 4D Workflow for Virtual Realityhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cineversity-releases-new-cv-vr-cam-plug-in-and-tutorials-to-streamline-cinema-4d-workflow-for-virtua/Cineversity (CV), the dedicated education and resource website from MAXON Computer, Inc., for Cinema 4D users, has released CV-VR Cam, a new plug-in available for rendering virtual reality (VR) content.CV-VR Cam at its exhibitor booth #533/South Hall)
“With virtual reality content creation entering mainstream entertainment, advertising, video games and more, we’re excited to offer the CV-VR Cam plugin and necessary foundational training to teach Cinema 4D artists how to create VR content,” said Paul Babb, president/CEO of MAXON US.
The new Cineversity VR content includes:

CV-VR Cam Plugin v1.5: Renders Spherical or Cubic Monoscopic or Stereoscopic VR output. Includes Pole Merging and supports camera orientation. The accompanying training series shows how to create VR content with Cinema 4D using CV-VR Cam with the Advanced or Physical Render, or with Octane for Cinema 4D.

Interactive VR with C4D/Unity/Oculus: A quickstart series that take viewers through the process of exporting Cinema 4D project files to the Oculus Rift by way of the Unity Game Engine.

Kitchen VR: A tutorial series that explores the process of using Mettle’s Skybox Studio software and Cineware in After Effects to render a 360 degree VR video of a kitchen. It includes non-photorealistic line drawing as well as final GI renders created with CV-VR Cam.

“As demand for virtual reality content increases, Cineversity will continue to deliver tools and tutorials to expand Cinema 4D's VR workflow capabilities,” says MAXON Vice President of Operations, Rick Barrett, who is a frequent contributor of instructional videos to Cineversity and developer of the CV-VR Cam app. “The companion tutorial series cover all the technical aspects of creating a virtual reality experience in an easy-to-use visual format so that artists of any ability can publish VR content.”AvailabilityThe MAXON CV-VR Cam is available to all Cineversity Premium members via the CV-Toolbox installer, a growing collection of third-party plugins, scripts and presets to optimize the Cinema 4D workflow. Premium Cineversity membership is available with all Cinema 4D annual license (MSA) agreements. Cineversity Premium Membership can also be purchased separately on the site.]]>news-5017Wed, 24 Feb 2016 13:03:00 +0000Share, Integrate, Download, 3D Content – Easy and Free with Sketchfabhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/share-integrate-download-3d-content-easy-and-free-with-sketchfab/The updated Sketchfab plugin for Cinema 4D lets you export 3D objects, scenes and animations directly to the community platform and makes it even easier for artists to use Sketchfab’s online service.
® of the 3D community. With Sktechfab’s updated plugin for Cinema 4D, 3D objects, scenes – and now animations – can be uploaded to the platform with just a few clicks of the mouse where they can be edited. A universal 3D viewer lets you view 3D assets interactively from any angle in your browser.
Artists can use this service to easily, and at no cost, imbed their work as 3D content in websites and blogs or share their work across social media. Sketchfab can also be used to make 3D models available for download or AR/VR projects.
For more information, visit the Sketchfab website at http://www.sketchfab.comDownload and Installation: https://sketchfab.com/exporters/cinema4d
Video about the plugin for Cinema 4D:
]]>news-5015Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:17:00 +0000 Cineversity Released: Render a Kitchen Concept in Virtual Realityhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cineversity-released-render-a-kitchen-concept-in-virtual-reality/Cineversity released a new virtual reality series on how to create a 360 Degree Virtual Reality video using Cinema 4D's Sketch &amp; Toon, and Mettle's Skybox StudioRick Barret of Cineversity walks you through how to create a 360° video Kitchen Visualization that uses Sketch & Toon and SkyBox Studio.

Along the way you'll learn how to:Import Cinema 4D assets into Unity using CV-Smart Export.Create a Unity File for Virtual Reality.Adjust your Unity scene to prevent motion sickness and improve user experience.

Watch the full tutorial here: Cinema 4D to Unity to Oculus Rift Quickstart.]]>news-5011Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:47:00 +0000cmiVFX Releases New Video Training: Cinema 4D Camera Tracking Plus https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cmivfx-releases-new-video-training-cinema-4d-camera-tracking-plus/Analyze footage with Cinema 4D and seamlessly composite CG elements on top with incredible realism using Arnold and Fusion.cmiVFX has released a brand new, in-depth video user manual for the Cinema 4D Motion Tracker. This video is based on the latest version of the tracking module. Trainer Chris Tedin shows all the features of the system. This video is an absolute must-see, especially for those who already viewed the Stereoscopic Tracking video that was based on the first release of the Motion Tracker. This courseware has a ton of improvements to learn from, including the addition of Solidangle’s Arnold Renderer and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion compositing solution, which offers users a wide range of options for their workflow. There are plenty of project materials available, which can be used for any of your VFX learning needs.

About Chris Tedin Born in Sitka, Alaska, Chris Tedin started his career as a painter and sculptor. He has been working as an illustrator, graphic designer, and most recently as an art director in Chicago, Illinois. He has been teaching game design and animation for over 18 years. Chris started in the early days with Strata StudioPro, then 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Houdini and Cinema 4D. He has also been a beta tester for Solidangle's Arnold for many years. Chris still sculpts and paints and he teaches full time at Tribeca/Flashpoint Academy in Chicago.

For more information, or to purchase this video, please visit the course description on the cmiVFX website.]]>news-4972Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:25:00 +0000FurryBall 1.2 for Cinema 4D: Small Update, Big Results!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/furryball-12-for-cinema-4d-small-update-big-results/New standalone import and export functions make it even easier to exchange data with 3D applications and when working with large scenes.This new update also has a positive effect when working on large scenes in Cinema 4D. Large background geometries, for example, can be ‘baked’ and re-imported, which uses much less memory and maintains viewport performance. FurryBall 1.2 also makes it easier to generate instances.

The FurryBall RT plugin supports all Cinema 4D versions from R15 upward. More information about features and system requirements can be found at AAA studio’s website.]]>news-4973Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:45:00 +0000New Course at FXPHD: Using Arnold in Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-course-at-fxphd-using-arnold-in-cinema-4d/In this course, Dutch 3D professional R.P. (Netinho) da Costa will get you up and running with Arnold for Cinema 4D. Da Costa is currently working as a CGI artist and TD at Lukkien, a multimedia company over 200 employees based in the Netherlands. Besides doing CGI, Da Costa is also responsible for CGI-related R&D and has worked on many national and international campaigns for brands like Philips, Pioneer, MTV, Samsung and Toyota. In addition to CGI, his background includes several years working as a programmer. He has built dozens of proprietary plugins and pipeline tools for different companies for both 3D and 2D applications. In recent years he has been an active beta tester for MAXON and Solidangle.

Watch the preview video.]]>news-4978Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:55:00 +0000New on Cineversity: CV Splines to Objectshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-on-cineversity-cv-splines-to-objects/Donovan Keith’s new set of plugins speeds up the process of converting splines into polygonal objects in Cinema 4D.You will find an introduction to the various options of CV-Splines to Objects here: CV-Splines to ObjectsCV-Splines to Objects is exclusively available to Cineversity premium members – which includes all Cinema 4D users with an MSA – through the CV-Toolbox.

If you are a Cinema 4D user with an active MAXON Service Agreement (MSA) and you are not yet a Cineversity Premium member -- upgrade now! It’s free for all users with an MSA. Contact your local MAXON distributor and ask for your premium access coupon.]]>news-4948Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:41:00 +0000MAXON Launches Official Corporate Bloghttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-launches-official-corporate-blog/We are thrilled to announce the launch of the official MAXON blog. If you’re interested in Cinema 4D, BodyPaint 3D, MAXON, its employees or the artists and industries that use Cinema 4D, this is the place to be.blog post.]]>news-4947Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:29:00 +0000Last-Minute Christmas Wishes with Cineversity and Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/last-minute-christmas-wishes-with-cineversity-and-cinema-4d/A new tutorial for premium members shows how to quickly and easily create a decorative Christmas tree in time for the celebration.

Note: This tutorial is for premium Cineversity members only, which includes Cinema 4D users with an MSA!]]>news-4944Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:44:00 +0000Cinema 4D Service Release 17.048 (SP2) now availablehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-service-release-17048-sp2-now-available/This service release for Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D R17 is highly recommended for all R17 users and offers general stability improvements, functional bug fixes as well as performance enhancements. Detailed information about all improvements and bug fixes can be found here.]]>news-4921Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:28:00 +0000Cinema 4D Helps Fight Climate Changehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-helps-fight-climate-change/360° projection for the supporting programme of the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris was created under the direction of Canadian artists Jean Ranger and Yan Breuleux with 1,000 Cinema 4D render nodesAn excerpt of the project:https://vimeo.com/146458116]]>news-4882Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:07:00 +0000Cinema 4D Help: Worth a Second Look No Matter Where You Arehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-help-worth-a-second-look-no-matter-where-you-are/The comprehensive Cinema 4D documentation is now available online, making it accessible anywhere, anytime.Quickly referencing a function in the integrated, context-sensitive help system directly in a scene has become an indispensible part of working with Cinema 4D. Comprehensive information for a specific function or feature can be called up easily with just a single click.

The new Cinema 4D Online² Help makes it even easier to access all the information you need whenever you need it. All 3,000+ pages and 5,000+ images and illustrations are now available online, ready to be accessed anywhere, anytime.

Online² Help is available immediately at help.maxon.net and can be accessed online by Cinema 4D users with an internet-capable device. Online² Help is available in 7 languages and includes an easy-to-use search function.

Complete Feature List:http://furryball.aaa-studio.eu/news/furryballRtReleased.htmlCinema 4D implementation - basic tutorial and overview:https://youtu.be/FvkmqgReCGYHair in Cinema 4D:https://youtu.be/Ak8leQ4223cWeb:http://www.furryball.aaa-studio.eu]]>news-4855Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:00:00 +0000MAXON at After Effects World, San Jose, November 19 – 22, 2015 https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-after-effects-world-san-jose-november-19-22-2015/Leading Creative Professionals Showcase Seamless Integration and Optimized Workflow Between MAXON Cinema 4D and Adobe Creative CloudAfter Effects World taking place November 19 – 22, in San Jose. The conference, being held in conjunction with Premiere Pro World under the umbrella of Adobe Video World, aims to gather complementary post-production communities to focus on one or both software platforms and features educational sessions from leading 2D/3D motion graphics and VFX artists and visual communicators who will share best practices, inspiration and techniques.
After Effects CC professionals benefit from a seamless integration with Cinema 4D, provided by Cineware, a “live” 3D pipeline that establishes a direct connection between the two applications and allows users to open, edit and enhance Cinema 4D project files inside After Effects. In addition, a lite yet feature-rich version of Cinema 4D called Cinema 4D Lite is included in After Effects.
At After Effects World, Cinema 4D and After Effects design professionals, educators and industry influencers will lead training sessions, conversations and in-depth workshops aimed at users of all levels of experience to provide valuable tips and production techniques and ways to leverage these two powerful content creation toolsets for a streamlined workflow. Some of today’s most accomplished industry professionals participating at this year’s conference include EJ Hassenfratz, Thanassis Pozantzis, Ian Robinson, Ryan Summers, Jessica Weiss Thomas, Paul Conigliaro and Simon Bronson. A complete list of After Effects World Conference sessions and speaker bios is available here.
“The AE World Conference offers creative production professionals -- from motion graphics to visual effects – focused conference content to explore and sharpen their Cinema 4D and After Effects CC skills from some of today’s most accomplished artists,” says Paul Babb, president and CEO of MAXON US. “For designers seeking to add 3D content into their 2D workflow, the Cinema 4D Lite sessions especially will provide the fundamental tools and techniques for adding a new dimension into their After Effects workflow.”
“I love presenting at these Adobe events and showing attendees how MAXON Cinema 4D can fit into everyone’s After Effects workflow, especially 2D workflows,” says EJ Hassenfratz, Emmy Award-winning Creative Director at Eyedesyn and well-known Cinema 4D community member and trainer. “With Cineware and Cinema 4D Lite being included free-of-charge in Creative Cloud, I aim to show people how to take the most advantage of these tools and open their eyes to the huge creative possibilities in the sessions I provide.” At the Adobe Video World Expo Night on November 19th, conference attendees will have the chance to meet with MAXON team members and see demonstrations of Cinema 4D R17, which was released in September, which delivers new, expanded and completely reworked features to allow creatives to more easily and efficiently manage and create outstanding content.
Adobe Video World ConferenceThe Adobe Video World Conference takes place November 17 – 22, 2015.(Note: After Effects World takes place November 19 – 22)
Conference Venue:The Fairmont San Jose170 Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
All training sessions will be held in the Main Building area of the hotel. Additional conference details and session schedules are available here. ]]>news-4862Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:10:00 +0000New Cineversity Tutorial: Animating Electromagnetic Spheres with Cinema 4D Dynamicshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-cineversity-tutorial-animating-electromagnetic-spheres-with-cinema-4d-dynamics/Cineversity releases new Motion Graphics tutorial on how to animate electromagnetic spheres using Cinema 4D's Dynamics feature.Donovan Keith shows how you can use dynamics to create organic motion graphics in just 20 minutes. Simple dynamics setups make it easy to animate a wide variety of natural movements such as molecular interactions, celestial bodies and flocking. This new Cineversity tutorial series shows how to create these setups.

If you are a Cinema 4D user with an active MAXON Service Agreement (MSA) and you are not yet a Cineversity Premium member -- what are you waiting for? It’s free for all users with an MSA. Contact your local MAXON distributor and ask for your premium access coupon.

]]>news-4652Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:59:00 +0000NVIDIA’s Latest Graphics Card Driver Update Resolves "error 8" OpenGL Stability Issueshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/nvidias-latest-graphics-card-driver-update-resolves-error-8-opengl-stability-issues/NVIDIA has released a new driver update for Quadro and Geforce graphics cards, which is available for download at their website.Our colleagues at NVIDIA and we are happy to report that the latest graphics card driver update resolves this stability issue (for further details please refer to NVIDIA’s release notes).

]]>news-4839Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:03:00 +0000MAXON at 2015 Content & Communications World, New York Cityhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-2015-content-communications-world-new-york-city/MAXON exhibits at Content & Communications World Conference & Expo (CCWW), November 11-12 at Javitz Convention Center, New York City. CCW will have the opportunity to see live Cinema 4D R17 technology demonstrations and learn about the creative role our software plays in streamlining workflow to meet today’s constantly evolving broadcast motion graphics, feature film visual effects, video games, and multimedia production challenges. MAXON team members will also highlight recent collaborations with other leading software developers aimed at delivering customers improved Cinema 4D workflow productivity for creating high-end 3D images and animations that offer spectacular image quality.

Professional 3D motion graphics guest artists will also present at the MAXON booth throughout CCW to share the latest Cinema 4D techniques on a wide variety of high profile projects. Guest artists scheduled to present include John LePore, creative director at Perception; Jason Diaz, a 3D animator and designer with Imaginary Forces; Joe Herman, New York regional representative for MAXON Cinema 4D and founder of Legend Multimedia; Athanasios “Thanassis” Pozantzis, 3D Artist, MAXON Certified Instructor and principal at Noseman.

CCW Hours of Operation The MAXON booth #1438 at CCW will be open during show hours as follows:Wednesday, November 11: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Thursday, November 12: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MAXON Road Show in New York City Concurrent with its CCW exhibitor presence, MAXON is hosting the New York City stop of its highly anticipated Cinema 4D R17 Road Show on Thursday, November 12. The evening event offers an additional opportunity for both CCW attendees and members of the general creative community to learn more about Cinema 4D and its seamless integration with other industry-leading software toolsets, while fostering opportunities for networking and community.

Members of the PressTo schedule a booth visit at CCW (or alternate briefing opportunity for those not attending the show) with Paul Babb, president/CEO MAXON US, please contact Vicky Gray-Clark, Ambient Public Relations, (408) 318-1980, vicky@ambientpr.com, or feel free to stop by the MAXON CCW booth, #1438. ]]>news-4836Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:26:00 +0000MAXON@IBC 2015: All Presentations Now Available Online https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxonibc-2015-all-presentations-now-available-online/If you missed any presentations at IBC or in the livestream you can now see them all at the MAXON YouTube channel!For everyone who wasnít able to attend this yearís IBC or missed one or more presentations, all presentations are now available at our YouTube channel.]]>news-4835Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:07:00 +0000Join MAXON at the animago Award & Conference 2015https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/join-maxon-at-the-animago-award-conference-2015/From October 15-16 MAXON will be presenting the newest features in Cinema 4D R17 at its booth in the Metropolis Filmpark, and will be again sponsoring the awards for “Best Opener/Trailer”.MAXON is proud to again be a sponsor at this year’s animago Awards for the category “Best Trailer/Opener”! This esteemed award is highly for work in the fields of motion graphics and cinematics is highly regarded by Cinema 4D users in particular.

Visit the MAXON booth at this year’s animago Conference and learn all about the newest features and optimizations in Cinema 4D R17 and enter to win great prizes!

The animago Award & Conference will take place from October 15-16, 2015 at the Metropolis Hall at the Filmpark Babelsberg, Germany.

Website:www.animago.com]]>news-4626Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:48:00 +0000Colorful Fall Foliage for Cinema 4D R17https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/colorful-fall-foliage-for-cinema-4d-r17/Updates of Laubwerk’s Plant Kits and SurfaceSPREAD plugins are now also available for Cinema 4D R17In addition to supporting Cinema 4D R17, these updates also offer improved textures and materials, Retina display support. And for all francophones and francophiles a complete French-language SurfaceSPREAD documentation and interface are also included.As usual, existing customers can download these updates for free via their Laubwerk account! Burgeoning digital horticulturalists can order their plugins at Laubwerk’s website or at their nearest retailer.More information at www.laubwerk.com]]>news-4816Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:12:00 +0000It’s Not Easy Being Uglyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/its-not-easy-being-ugly/The unconventional animation film UGLY is looking for funding at KickstarterAspiring Cinema 4D artist Nikita Diakur and his team have been working on this project for about two years, using unusual techniques and a very unconventional style to create a short film about an ugly cat and its unique friend, an Indian chief named Red Bear. There are already a lot of films about ugly things online – but what’s unique about this project is that everything in this film, with the exception of the sunsets, is ugly, moves awkwardly and has its own special flair.

The reason for the characters’ awkward movements is the method used to animate them – they were not animated using traditional methods: Their movements were controlled by a ragdoll simulation commonly used in game development. This makes the movements unpredictable, which is what gives this film it’s unique flair. Even the test sequences that were published online in advance are hilarious, which is a great omen for the final product! We don’t want to reveal any more than we have to and suggest visiting the team’s website for more clips and background information about Nikita and his team.

All artists working on this project are freelancers who have financed the project with their own money. Whenever they have time between their commercial projects they work on UGLY to bring it ever closer to completion. This is not only tedious but also rips the artists away from the project for longer periods of time. This is why Nikita and his team turned to Kickstarter in an effort to raise enough funding to complete this project as quickly as possible.

We will offer our support to Nikita, his team of artists and Chief Red Bear and we invite supporters to join us to get this unique project completed – we can’t wait to see the final result!

More information and inspiration can be found here. ]]>news-4784Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:30:00 +0000MAXON at IBC 2015https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-ibc-2015/MAXON will present the brand new Cinema 4D R17 and all its features from Sept. 11 - 15 at the IBC 2015 in Amsterdam, hall 7, booth K30. Cinema 4D Release 17, which is officially available since Sept. 2, live with all its new and improved features. The new features and numerous workflow optimizations in this release set new quality standards for 3D production.

Highlights at the MAXON boothIn addition to the presentation of Cinema 4D R17, internationally renowned artists from studios such as MPC, Territory Studios and Aixsponza, will provide insights into their work with Cinema 4D. Presentations will also be made covering integrated workflows with other applications like Houdini (Side Effects Software), Arnold (Solid Angle) oder Real Flow (Next Limit) fehlen nicht.

The complete schedule with information about all presentations and speakers is available at the MAXON IBC website.

Live streamingDuring IBC 2015, MAXON will be offering a live stream of all presentations. These presentations will also be made available in their complete length at MAXON's YouTube channel after the show.

The IBC is one of the worldís most important trade shows for the broadcast and VFX industries. Itís taking place this year from September 11 - 15 at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam. MAXON is looking forward to welcoming visitors and media at its booth #7.K30 in hall 7.

Detailed information about pricing and availability as well as example movies can be found at the R2C4D website. ]]>news-4416Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:56:00 +0000Create Impressive Models with Just a Few Clicks of the Mousehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/create-impressive-models-with-just-a-few-clicks-of-the-mouse/The new HB ModellingBundle 2.0 for Cinema 4D offers more than 60 scripts for improved performance and more efficient workflow for 3D modelinhttp://helloluxx.com/product/hb-modellingbundle-2-0-for-cinema-4d/

Link: http://motionworks.net/shop/hb-modelling-bundle/]]>news-4657Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:25:00 +0000Update 1.3 for The Foundry’s Colorway available immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/update-13-for-the-foundrys-colorway-available-immediately/Users of Cinema 4D Kit for Colorway can take advantage of numerous enhancements and improvements.Render in Cinema 4D and export the scene to Colorway where you can quickly and easily create dozens of looks in a variety of colors and lighting moods: with Version 1.3, Colorway has further enhanced and improved its wide array of functions for quick creation of design variations.

The ability to create groups makes it possible to modify multiple scene elements simultaneously. Multiple materials can be comfortably edited or various lighting setups can be created at the same time. The group function also lets several elements be combined or regrouped, for example to assign them a common material or to create new combinations of Colorway assets. Looks can also be grouped and then exported or rendered in a single step.

Textures and decors can now be colored directly in the material itself and interactive filters, such as the improved depth-of-field, can be edited directly in the viewport. Materials or entire material groups can now be dragged and dropped between projects, and textures can be saved and used in other applications in the production pipeline.

Additional functions such as the new auto-save functionality make working with Colorway even more comfortable and reliable.

Colorway is available for OSX and Windows and a time-limited test version can be downloaded at The Foundry’s website.

A product presentation of Colorway 1.3 can be found here:www.vimeo.com/13074075]]>news-4623Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:13:00 +0000New Tutorial by cmiVFX: Matte Painting in Cinema 4Dhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-tutorial-by-cmivfx-matte-painting-in-cinema-4d/This multi-part video tutorial from Chris Maynard explains techniques for creating professional matte paintings with Cinema 4D and other tools.cmiVFX tutorials specialize in topics pertaining to the VFX industry. They already offer a wide range of tutorials for Cinema 4D users, which were all created by experienced VFX industry professionals. This new video tutorial shows how to create professional matte paintings and covers topics such as how to combine photos, enhance images, design reflections and highlights as well as how to export and composite individual elements. These techniques are demonstrated using custom designed projects and special workflows are also shown for different areas of application. An emphasis is put on the use of Cinema 4D and Photoshop.

This tutorial includes all materials and files and can be purchased and downloaded at the cmiVFX shop:

]]>news-4595Wed, 20 May 2015 07:39:00 +0000FMX 2015: All MAXON Workshops Now Available on YouTubehttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/fmx-2015-all-maxon-workshops-now-available-on-youtube/Users who weren't able to watch the workshops live can find all presentations on MAXON's Cinema 4D channel.playlist.]]>news-4572Tue, 05 May 2015 10:56:00 +0000Cinema 4D Gets Native Support for Allegorithmic’s Substance Technologyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-gets-native-support-for-allegorithmics-substance-technology/Integrated support for Substances in Cinema 4D offers games and 3D content creators all the power of Allegorithmic’s procedural material workflow.Allegorithmic - in close cooperation with MAXON - introduces a free plugin that delivers native support for their powerful Substance technology within Cinema 4D. The new workflow was previewed in a tech demo during this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco where it was received with great enthusiasm. Allegorithmicís Substance workflow has been adopted by most AAA Game studios and is also expanding rapidly in the VFX, Design and Broadcast industries. What are Substances?A Substance is a file that defines a procedural material through a set of channels. Each channel controls the parameters used to generate the textures describing specific surface attributes, such as diffuse, specular and normals. Using Substances for texturing has unique advantages, as they are:

Dynamic: Substances are parametric and can be tweaked at any time. You have the freedom to customize them at your leisure.

Multi-resolution: The parametric nature of the Substances allows you to change and increase their resolution to make sure it fits your quality needs.

Lightweight: Substances are very light and can typically reduce your texture package size by 90%, thus making it easier to deliver your content.

What is Substance Designer?Substance Designer is a node-based texture compositing tool that allows you to create Substance files or bitmap textures. You can use it to texture assets and also bake model information like normal, displacement, etc. It contains a wide library of tools, materials and procedural effects to help you achieve your goals in a fully non-destructive workflow.

Substances are well-integrated into Cinema 4D. The Substance dynamic parameters are exposed in the Cinema 4D user interface. Tweak the parameters and the changes will be updated immediately in your viewport.

Where to get the Plug-In?The Substance plugin is immediately available as a free download.

Cineversity.com offers a great introductory tutorial “Substance Designer for C4D” [. An additional goodie pack of free Substances to start with can be found here.

]]>news-4573Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:14:00 +0000NAB 2015 - All Presentations Available For Free at Cineversityhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/nab-2015-all-presentations-available-for-free-at-cineversity/For everyone who was not able to experience the presentations live or via live stream at this year's NAB, these can now be viewed in full length at Cineversity.com. More high-caliber presentations will follow in the coming weeks covering scripting, medical illustration, simulation, motion graphics, lighting and rendering!

Visit cineversity.com to check out all presentations as soon as they're available.]]>news-4566Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:58:00 +0000Ventuz Technology Presents New Cinema 4D Integration at NAB 2015https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/ventuz-technology-presents-new-cinema-4d-integration-at-nab-2015/The new live link between Ventuz Technology’s real-time graphics software suite and Cinema 4D provides seamless communication between the two toolsets. Currently, the live link supports geometry, textures, UVs, SRT and per vertex animation. Two of the workflows that will be greatly improved are virtual/augmented reality graphics and projection mapping. For virtual sets and augmented reality applications, changes made in the original 3D scene will be seamlessly reflected in the Ventuz scene, allowing quick changes to positions, geometry, materials and textures. For projection mapping, Cinema 4D's native geometry editing toolset will make it possible to precisely modify and fine-tune geometry to perfectly match the physical topology. Combined with the advanced warping and projector alignment tools inside of Ventuz, this results in very flexible and powerful workflows.For more information please visit Ventuz Technology’s website:www.ventuz.com]]>news-4539Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:51:00 +0000Imaginary Forces took home the prize for Excellence in Title Design at SXSW 2015 for ‘Manhattan’ TV Serieshttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/imaginary-forces-took-home-the-prize-for-excellence-in-title-design-at-sxsw-2015-for-manhattan/We congratulate creative studio Imaginary Forces on winning the 2015 SXSW “Excellence in Title Design Award” for WGN America network’s “Manhattan” TV series.…the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., and centers on the brilliant but flawed scientists and their families as they attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.” (Source WGN America)

Imaginary Forces, a long-time MAXON customer, relied on a number of key features and tools in Cinema 4D throughout the ‘Manhattan’ title design process to achieve the illustrated diagrammatic design esthetic.

Jeremy Cox, Imaginary Forces Art Director, explains that early on in the title animation process the creative team assumed they would be working entirely in 2D and keep everything completely flat in an endless, abstract paper world. “After experimenting with how the sequence would animate, we created a test using Cinema 4D where we were able to animate the diagrams in 3D on the paper and also model and animate the various papers sliding around."

“We used Cineware to import cameras and animated Null objects into our After Effects comps, which gave us the ability to easily update the content of these pages as the animation evolved and also allowed us to replace the content on the pieces of paper without re-rendering the 3D elements,” Jeremy explained.

The Sketch and Toon toolset in Cinema 4D also proved beneficial in allowing the team to render elements with very natural looking line work. Jeremy adds: “All of the buildings in the sequence are 3D models that were rendered using Sketch and Toon to look as if they had been drafted in pencil.”

“’Manhattan’ winning the SXSW award for Excellence in Title Design is a huge honor,” adds Cox. “This has been an amazing year for title design and I was blown away by all the amazing finalists we were up against. Having access to reliable tools in our production pipeline streamlined our workflow and was important in bringing the sequence to life.”

The Excellence in Title Design Awards, a part of the SXSW Film Design Awards, pays tribute to the film title design field of filmmaking “… an ecosystem that often slips below the radar.” The ‘Manhattan’ title sequence beat out 22 other competitors from the film, television and games, including “22 Jump Street”, “American Horror Story 4: Freakshow”, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, “Godzilla”, “Silicon Valley”, “Alien: Isolation” and others.

At the upcoming NAB Show (April 13 – 16, 2015), Cox will be presenting at the MAXON exhibitor booth (SL 10405), showing creative approaches and production techniques on the "Manhattan" title design sequence. For additional information, please visit www.C4DLive.com.

To learn more about the Imaginary Forces Cinema 4D workflow on the “Manhattan” title sequence project, please visit CG Society.Watch the full title sequence here.]]>news-4508Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:59:00 +0000MAXON at NAB 2015 in Las Vegas – and Globally at C4DLive.comhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-nab-2015-in-las-vegas-and-globally-at-c4dlivecom/From April 13-16, 2015, MAXON will be showcasing the newest developments and outstanding productions with Cinema 4D R16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth SL10405. All presentations will be broadcast live at C4Dlive.com!C4Dlive.com.

MAXON invites everyone to visit us at booth SL 10405 at this year’s NAB, “… the world’s biggest trade show for all creation, management and production needs in digital media …” in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Experience how Cinema 4D is used for the production of award-winning cinema and television productions, visualizations, commercials, and video games – and soak up valuable information from industry professionals as they offer insights into their creative processes.

The following guest presenters have confirmed their attendance at MAXON’s booth at the NAB 2015:

Alan DemafilesAlan Demafiles is a 3D animation generalist at PointCloud Media. He suffers from projection mapping tendencies along with a healthy affinity for motion graphics, visual effects and editing. Alan has had the privilege of working for the likes of Samsung, MTV, Ford, Wal-Mart, The Tonight Show, iHeartRadio, DirectTV, Vans Warped Tour and The Black Eyed Peas, among others.

Craig WhitakerCraig Whitaker is a Philadelphia-based 3D/VFX artist with a love for live-action integration and photorealistic CG. He is an adjunct professor at Drexel University as well as an author for Lynda.com. Craig has worked on films such as I Am Number Four, Safe, Let Me In and After Earth. Other clients include The Philadelphia Flyers, Pepsi, Penn Medicine & Hard Rock Hotel. Craig is a huge nerd and can be found on Twitter chatting about floating point values.

Joel DubinJoel Dubin is a CG animator with a focus on medical animation and motion graphics.

Julia SiemónJulia is a freelance art director, motion designer, and animator based in New York. Julia has over 12 years of experience in the industry that includes working for advertising agencies, boutique production shops and television networks.

Michael RosenSelf-taught and with over 15 years experience as a freelance digital media artist, Michael Rosen (Samplistic Media) loves what he does. Making motion graphics of all types, as well as commercial post-production, he feels fortunate to have worked on a plethora of large brands such as Subway, NBC, Xbox, eBay, FedEx, Speedee oil, MTV, Microsoft, Honda, etc.

Steven MessingSteven Messing is an award-winning art director and concept designer working in film, television and commercials. He is currently working in Los Angeles where he has contributed to over 30 films, including Avatar, X-men, Prometheus and Transformers. He has worked with such prominent Directors as Ridley Scott, James Cameron, JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg. He has won a Prime-time Emmy for his work on Black Sails and an ADG award for Avatar.

Capacity/Brett MorrisMore information coming soon

Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.Nucleus Medical Media, Inc. is an award-winning creator of medical illustrations, medical animations and interactive multimedia for publishing, legal, healthcare, entertainment, pharmaceutical, medical device, academia and other markets, both in the U.S. and worldwide.

Jeremy CoxJeremy Cox is a designer, animator, and art director at Imaginary Forces in New York. His work includes TV commercials, network branding, and game cinematics. Jeremy has contributed to many title sequences, including Terminator: Salvation, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Hell on Wheels and most recently the latest season of South Park. He has earned two Emmy nominations for his work on the main titles for Human Target and Rubicon.Nick CampbellNick Campbell worked at Digital Kitchen as an animator and a photographer where he made TV commercials and title sequences. He also founded an iPhone App company called BananaCameraCo and a motion design education and product site called Greyscalegorilla. Nick has recently been speaking to students and creatives about how to be creative and get paid to do what you love.EJ HassenfratzEJ Hassenfratz is a multi-Emmy winning freelance 3D/motion graphic artist based in Washington, DC. Working in Cinema 4D for the past 6 years, he has collaborated with numerous clients such as ESPN, NHL's LA Kings & Washington Capitals, Nike's Street League Skateboarding, Comcast, Nat Geo, ABC, and the Smithsonian. He is also a Lynda.com author creating courses utilizing Cinema 4D.

Kevin AguirreKevin Aguirre has been working in the 3D industry for 14 years and worked on the pre-visualization for several feature films, including Star Trek, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Kevin became one of the lead animators with Cake Studios and has helped to produce several broadcast graphic packages for Sky Sports, ESPN Longhorn Network, and BYUTV among others.

Casey HupkeCasey Hupke is a visual fx designer/animator who has been working in the commercial industry for almost 7 years. As a freelancer he has collaborated with a several studios to help define a generative art style that can been seen in many campaigns for clients such as IBM, ATT, Coca Cola, and Buick. A passion for comedy and illogical particle effects help to define his workflow, and design aesthetic.

Athanasios PozantzisThanassis has been using digital imaging software since 1985, 3D since 1988 and MAXON Cinema 4D for the last 17 years. He is a huge fan of the German-crafted software. Working behind the scenes for UK-based advertising agencies for the last 8 years he landed in Canada, compliments of his wife, to experience "3D in the freezer." He's proud to be the first MAXON Certified Instructor in Canada. He also won a Grand Epica in 2005.Colin SebestyenColin Sebestyen is a motion graphics artist and instructor in San Francisco, CA. He currently instructs at the Academy of Art University, and California College of the Arts.

Barton DamerBarton Damer is a motion designer and digital artist who creates under his studio brand, Already Been Chewed LLC. For over 14 years he has designed for a variety of mediums, including print, web, live productions and broadcast television. His digital illustrations are influenced heavily by his motion work. Barton's award-winning work was featured in the legendary Blackall Studios, London, England.

Chris SchmidtChris is the Director of 3D Product Development at Greyscalegorilla and helps make tutorials. This guy really knows his Cinema 4D, is a great teacher, and is extremely helpful on the technical side of things.

Won’t be able to make it to Vegas? Visit us online at C4D Live!MAXON will be offering live video streams each day at C4Dlive.com with in-depth reports about product demos, presentations and all other happenings at the MAXON booth. You will also find information about all presenters and their topics in advance of NAB 2015 at C4Dlive.com.

]]>news-4459Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:28:00 +0000Short, Snappy, Creative – 99Frames is Back!https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/short-snappy-creative-99frames-is-back/Cinema 4D artists can let their imaginations go wild with this unique animation contest from March 15 to July 1, 2015!All contest information, including terms and conditions, are available here: www.99frames.net
MAXON wishes all who enter good luck!
]]>news-4476Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:08:00 +0000Production Techniques for Pros: Pingo van der Brinkloev’s C4DAPT2 Now Available at Vimeohttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/production-techniques-for-pros-pingo-van-der-brinkloevs-c4dapt2-now-available-at-vimeo/All of Pingo’s presentations from the Cinema 4D Advanced Production Techniques 2 expert symposium, which took place in December 2014 are now available at Vimeo on Demand!If you didn’t have the opportunity to join him in Berlin you can now see his pioneering workshops and lectures about top-level professional production with Cinema 4D at Vimeo on Demand.

Almost 10 hours of video material is now available for only $79 (stream) or $99 (download) at Vimeo on Demand.

Follow this link for more information:www.vimeo.com/ondemand/c4dapt2]]>news-4458Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:08:00 +0000Three-Dimensional Crowds for Allhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/three-dimensional-crowds-for-all/The all-new Release 1.7-1 of the 3D crowd simulator an(i)ma® from AXYZ Design is available immediately for OSX.In addition to a new interface and optimized 3D crowd simulation, an(i)ma 1.7.1 also offers features such as moving escalators and conveyor belts, a pose editor, cloner modifier for random dispersion of properties for greater variation, a well-equipped library with character animations and much more.

More information about an(i)ma 1.7.1, a free download version and a complete release are available at the AXYZ web site. Owners of Release 1.5 and 1.6 can upgrade for free here.The AXYZ Design web site:www.secure.axyz-design.com ]]>news-4448Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:08:00 +0000MAXON at Game Developers Conference 2015https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/maxon-at-game-developers-conference-2015/Experience MAXON’s streamlined Unity Workflow and be among the first to preview the integration with Allegorithmic Substance Designer at the Game Developers Conference, San Francisco, March 4-6, 2015 Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event, we invite you to stop by our exhibitor booth, #208, South Hall (Moscone Convention Center).
In addition to the demonstration of the latest release of Cinema 4D, game developers and creative professionals will have the opportunity to learn how they can easily incorporate 3D models, animation and environments into their game development pipelines. Demos will highlight the seamless connectivity between its award-winning Cinema 4D software solution with many of today’s leading game development platforms, including Unity 3D. Guest artist presenter M dot Strange will be on hand to share his unique creative approach, tips and techniques in game design.
MAXON will also be showing a technology preview of a new plugin in development that provides integration with Allegorithmic Substance Designer, the leading procedural texturing technology, directly inside Cinema 4D. This functionality will give Cinema 4D users access to a wide range of Substance files to download, and also provides greater flexibility for the adjustment of textures for streamlined content creation. MAXON team members will be showcasing this new integration in development during GDC at the Allegorithmic booth (# 212).

More Cinema 4D events around GDC:

Adobe Systems - Tuesday, March 3

MAXON team members will be demonstrating the unmatched Cineware workflow, a live 3D pipeline that lets artists open Cinema 4D projects directly inside Adobe After Effects. The presentation will include an overview of Cinema 4D Lite, now included in Adobe After Effects, that offers a comprehensive set of basic Cinema 4D functions.
Location: Adobe Systems, 601 Townsend Street, San FranciscoPresentation Time: Get more information here.

Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) - Friday, March 6

Cinema 4D filmmaker and game designer M dot Strange will show how his streamlined workflow for motion graphics and game content creation has enabled his one-man operation to produce three full-length feature animations and an upcoming A-list game. MAXON 3D specialist and instructor Patrick Goski will hold a workshop focused on Cinema 4D R16.
Location: Bay Area Video Coalition, 2727 Mariposa Street #200, San FranciscoPresentation Times:

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cinema 4D Lite / CinewareJoin Patrick Goski from MAXON Computer, Inc. in a 3 hour workshop that will provide you with the information you need to hit the ground running with Cinema 4D Lite. This includes Importing your artwork into C4D Lite, basic modeling, shading, and lighting, followed by learning how to integrate your 3D elements into your footage using Cineware. If you are a user of After Effects CC and want to start adding 3D to your workflow, then this workshop is for you.

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Game Design / Motion Design with M dot StrangeIndependent video game developer M dot Strange demonstrates how to leverage the power of Cinema 4d and Unity to create video games. Can’t code? No problem! M dot will show you how you can create full featured video games without writing a single line of code. If you know the basics of Cinema 4d yet you believe your lack of coding knowledge is holding you back from making video games - this 3 hour course will show you how you can make your games today whilst having fun in the process.

Game Developers Conference- Location and Hours

Moscone Convention Center - 747 Howard St., between 3rd & 4th St., San Francisco, CAMAXON Booth # 208, South Hall.Exhibit Hall Hours:March 4-5: 10:00am-6:00pmMarch 6: 10:00am-3:00pm]]>news-4446Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:49:00 +0000New Tutorial: Introduction to Modeling with Cinema 4D R16https://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/new-tutorial-introduction-to-modeling-with-cinema-4d-r16/The current edition of this Digital-Tutors classic offers an ideal introduction to modeling in Cinema 4D and shows how to use the most important tools in Release 16.
22 sections with a runtime of 2 ½ hours ensure that you learn how to effectively use Cinema 4D R16’s powerful modeling tools and create a custom workflow that fits your needs.

This English-language tutorial is available immediately at the Digital-Tutors website.

Digtal-Tutors Homepage:www.digitaltutors.com]]>news-4419Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:24:00 +0000Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D R16 Service Update 16.038 Available Immediatelyhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/cinema-4d-and-bodypaint-3d-r16-service-update-16038-available-immediately/The new service update 16.038 is available for free downloadDetailed information about all improvements and bug fixes can be found here.
Link to download.]]>news-4400Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:18:00 +0000OSCARS 2015: CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR JOB, JORIS & MARIEKEhttps://maxon.net/en-gb/news/maxon-news/article/oscars-2015-cross-your-fingers-for-job-joris-marieke/The Dutch studio Job, Joris & Marieke is in the running this year with their short film 'A Single Life', which was created using Cinema 4D.Job, Joris & Marieke's short film being nominated in the category 'Short Film (Animated)'!

Many of Job, Joris & Marieke's past works were characterized by their charming, imaginative stories, their unusual style, interesting music and lovingly designed characters (Mute, The Daily Drumbeat). Job, Joris & Marieke were guests at last year's MAXON user meetings in Düsseldorf and Munich and their work was praised enthusiastically by the entire Cinema 4D community.

In the typical Job, Joris and Marieke style, 'A Single Life' tells the story of Pia, who - with the help of a mysterious vinyl single - can suddenly travel back-and-forth through her life.

Let's all keep our fingers crossed for February 22, 2015 when it's announced: "And the Oscar goes to …"